Title :
A decision-support simulation tool for virtual power producers
Author :
Morais, H. ; Cardoso, Monica ; Castanheira, Luis ; Vale, Zita
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Eng., Polythechnic Inst. of Porto
Abstract :
The increase of the use of renewable energy sources and distributed generation (DG) of electricity is of main importance in the way towards a sustainable development. The aggregation of DG plants gives place to a new concept: the virtual power producer (VPP). VPPs can reinforce the importance of these generation technologies making them valuable in electricity markets. This paper presents a simulation tool developed to support VPPs in analyzing the effects of their strategies of operation and management methods
Keywords :
decision support systems; distributed power generation; power engineering computing; power markets; power system management; sustainable development; decision-support simulation tool; distributed generation; electricity markets; management methods; renewable energy sources; sustainable development; virtual power producers; Costs; Distributed control; Distributed power generation; Fuel cells; Power generation; Renewable energy resources; Solar power generation; Sustainable development; Turbines; Wind energy generation; Distributed Generation (DG); Electricity Market; Renewable Energy; Sustainable Development; Virtual Power Producer (VPP);
Conference_Titel :
Future Power Systems, 2005 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Amsterdam
Print_ISBN :
90-78205-02-4
DOI :
10.1109/FPS.2005.204289
