Optimal Sizing and Placement of Power-to-Gas Systems in Future Active Distribution Networks

Iker Diaz de Cerio Mendaza, Bishnu Prasad Bhattarai, Konstantinos Kouzelis, Jayakrishnan Radhakrishna Pillai, Birgitte Bak-Jensen, Allan Jensen

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Abstract

Power-to-Gas is recently attracting lots of interest as a new alternative for the regulation of renewable based power system. In cases, where the re-powering of old wind turbines threatens the normal operation of the local distribution network, this becomes especially relevant. However, the design of medium voltage distribution networks does not normally follow a common pattern, finding a singular and very particular layouts in each case. This fact, makes the placement and dimensioning of such flexible loads a complicated task for the distribution system operator in the future. This paper describes the procedure employed to optimally size and allocate Power-to-Gas units in order to counteract the impact produced by the wind power repowering in medium-voltage networks. This approach employs the integer-valued particle swarm optimization technique with the purpose of minimizing both the number of units -investment cost- and the technical losses in the system under study. The results obtained from the assessed test system show how such non-linear methods could help distribution system operators to obtain a fast and precise perception of what is the best way to integrate the Power-to-Gas facilities in their system.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2015 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference - Asia (ISGT Asia)
PublisherIEEE Press
Publication dateNov 2015
Pages1-6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2015
Event2015 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference - Asia (ISGT Asia) - Bangkok, Thailand
Duration: 4 Nov 20156 Nov 2015

Conference

Conference2015 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference - Asia (ISGT Asia)
Country/TerritoryThailand
CityBangkok
Period04/11/201506/11/2015

Keywords

  • Power-to-Gas
  • Integer particle swarm optimization
  • Power distribution networks
  • Smart grid

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