Optimal Operation of Plug-In Electric Vehicles in Power Systems with High Wind Power Penetrations

Weihao Hu, Chi Su, Zhe Chen, Birgitte Bak-Jensen

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Abstract

The Danish power system has a large penetration of wind power. The wind fluctuation causes a high variation in the power generation, which must be balanced by other sources. The battery storage based Plug-In Electric Vehicles (PEV) may be a possible solution to balance the wind power variations in the power systems with high wind power penetrations. In this paper, the integration of plug-in electric vehicles in the power systems with high wind power penetrations is proposed and discussed. Optimal operation strategies of PEV in the spot market are proposed in order to decrease the energy cost for PEV owners. Furthermore, the application of battery storage based aggregated PEV is analyzed as a regulation services provider in the power system with high wind power penetrations. The western Danish power system where the total share of annual wind power production is more than 27% of the electrical energy demand is chosen as the studied case. The results show that an optimal operation of PEV in both spot market and regulation market can not only decrease the energy costs for PEV owners, but also significantly decrease the power deviations between West Denmark and Union for the Coordination of Electricity Transmission (UCTE) control areas.
Original languageEnglish
JournalI E E E Transactions on Sustainable Energy
Volume4
Issue number3
Pages (from-to)577-585
Number of pages9
ISSN1949-3029
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013

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