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| author | Zhou, Yuqi Feng, Cong Zhang, Mingzhi Yang, Rui |
| author_facet | Zhou, Yuqi Feng, Cong Zhang, Mingzhi Yang, Rui |
| contents | This paper explores the use of autonomous unmanned vehicles to support power grid operations. With built-in batteries and the capability to carry additional battery energy storage, the rising number of autonomous vehicles can represent a substantial amount of capacity that is currently underutilized in the power grid. Unlike traditional electric vehicles that require drivers, the operations of autonomous vehicles can be performed without human intervention. To guide idle vehicles to autonomously support power grids, we propose a tractable optimization-based method to effectively integrate these "mobile batteries" into grid operations. During real-time operations, the vehicles are strategically routed to target locations to maintain power balance and reduce operating costs. Numerical studies have confirmed both the validity and the scalability of the proposed algorithm to efficiently integrate autonomous vehicles into routine power system operations. |
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| publishDate | 2024 |
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| spellingShingle | Exploring the Use of Autonomous Unmanned Vehicles for Supporting Power Grid Operations Zhou, Yuqi Feng, Cong Zhang, Mingzhi Yang, Rui Systems and Control This paper explores the use of autonomous unmanned vehicles to support power grid operations. With built-in batteries and the capability to carry additional battery energy storage, the rising number of autonomous vehicles can represent a substantial amount of capacity that is currently underutilized in the power grid. Unlike traditional electric vehicles that require drivers, the operations of autonomous vehicles can be performed without human intervention. To guide idle vehicles to autonomously support power grids, we propose a tractable optimization-based method to effectively integrate these "mobile batteries" into grid operations. During real-time operations, the vehicles are strategically routed to target locations to maintain power balance and reduce operating costs. Numerical studies have confirmed both the validity and the scalability of the proposed algorithm to efficiently integrate autonomous vehicles into routine power system operations. |
| title | Exploring the Use of Autonomous Unmanned Vehicles for Supporting Power Grid Operations |
| topic | Systems and Control |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.09783 |