Abstract :
This paper highlights some salient technical and economic features of the management of frequency and voltage ancillary services across various jurisdictions (the North American NERC, the continental European UCTE, Australia, Belgium, California, France, Germany, Great Britain, the Netherlands, New Zealand, PJM, Spain and Sweden). Vocabulary used to designate active power reserves are first described and classified into a common framework. Policies related to selected technical features of ancillary services, as well as some particular aspects of the procurement methods are then compared.
Keywords :
frequency control; power system management; voltage control; North American NERC; continental European UCTE; frequency control ancillary services; power reserves; power system management; salient features; voltage control ancillary services; Automatic frequency control; Automatic generation control; Control systems; Electricity supply industry; Frequency control; Interconnected systems; Power generation; Power system restoration; Power systems; Voltage control; ancillary services; frequency control; market; reactive power; spinning reserve; system services; voltage control;
