Title :
Wind energy and power system inertia
Author :
Abreu, Lisias V L ; Shahidehpour, Mohammad
Abstract :
Wind is an abundant, clean, robust, and compelling resource for generating electricity. It has also become the fastest growing type of renewable generation in the United States. However, the low inertia of a wind-dominant power system could be troublesome in power system operation. This paper presents reasons that make wind energy an important energy source in electricity markets. It also discusses suitable markets for wind energy, means of improving the wind energy combined with flywheel, and financial aspects of pricing the reliability of wind farms
Keywords :
power generation economics; power generation reliability; power markets; wind power plants; United States; electricity generation; electricity markets; financial aspects; flywheel; power system inertia; power system operation; renewable generation; wind energy; wind farms reliability; wind-dominant power system; Electricity supply industry; Flywheels; Power generation; Power system reliability; Power systems; Pricing; Robustness; Wind energy; Wind energy generation; Wind farms; Wind energy; electricity restructuring; power system operation; system dynamic stability;
Conference_Titel :
Power Engineering Society General Meeting, 2006. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0493-2
DOI :
10.1109/PES.2006.1709240
