ANOCA: AC Network-aware Optimal Curtailment Approach for Dynamic Hosting Capacity

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Autores principales: Badmus, Emmanuel O., Pandey, Amritanshu
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author Badmus, Emmanuel O.
Pandey, Amritanshu
author_facet Badmus, Emmanuel O.
Pandey, Amritanshu
contents With exponential growth in distributed energy resources (DERs) coupled with at-capacity distribution grid infrastructure, prosumers cannot always export all extra power to the grid without violating technical limits. Consequently, a slew of dynamic hosting capacity (DHC) algorithms have emerged for optimal utilization of grid infrastructure while maximizing export from DERs. Most of these DHC algorithms utilize the concept of operating envelopes (OE), where the utility gives prosumers technical power export limits, and they are free to export power within these limits. Recent studies have shown that OE-based frameworks have drawbacks, as most develop power export limits based on convex or linear grid models. As OEs must capture extreme operating conditions, both convex and linear models can violate technical limits in practice because they approximate grid physics. However, AC models are unsuitable because they may not be feasible within the whole region of OE. We propose a new two-stage optimization framework for DHC built on three-phase AC models to address the current gaps. In this approach, the prosumers first run a receding horizon multi-period optimization to identify optimal export power setpoints to communicate with the utility. The utility then performs an infeasibility-based optimization to either accept the prosumer's request or dispatch an optimal curtail signal such that overall system technical constraints are not violated. To explore various curtailment strategies, we develop an L1, L2, and Linf norm-based dispatch algorithm with an exact three-phase AC model. We test our framework on a 1420 three-phase node meshed distribution network and show that the proposed algorithm optimally curtails DERs while guaranteeing the AC feasibility of the network.
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spellingShingle ANOCA: AC Network-aware Optimal Curtailment Approach for Dynamic Hosting Capacity
Badmus, Emmanuel O.
Pandey, Amritanshu
Systems and Control
With exponential growth in distributed energy resources (DERs) coupled with at-capacity distribution grid infrastructure, prosumers cannot always export all extra power to the grid without violating technical limits. Consequently, a slew of dynamic hosting capacity (DHC) algorithms have emerged for optimal utilization of grid infrastructure while maximizing export from DERs. Most of these DHC algorithms utilize the concept of operating envelopes (OE), where the utility gives prosumers technical power export limits, and they are free to export power within these limits. Recent studies have shown that OE-based frameworks have drawbacks, as most develop power export limits based on convex or linear grid models. As OEs must capture extreme operating conditions, both convex and linear models can violate technical limits in practice because they approximate grid physics. However, AC models are unsuitable because they may not be feasible within the whole region of OE. We propose a new two-stage optimization framework for DHC built on three-phase AC models to address the current gaps. In this approach, the prosumers first run a receding horizon multi-period optimization to identify optimal export power setpoints to communicate with the utility. The utility then performs an infeasibility-based optimization to either accept the prosumer's request or dispatch an optimal curtail signal such that overall system technical constraints are not violated. To explore various curtailment strategies, we develop an L1, L2, and Linf norm-based dispatch algorithm with an exact three-phase AC model. We test our framework on a 1420 three-phase node meshed distribution network and show that the proposed algorithm optimally curtails DERs while guaranteeing the AC feasibility of the network.
title ANOCA: AC Network-aware Optimal Curtailment Approach for Dynamic Hosting Capacity
topic Systems and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.18085