Operational security at high penetrations of stochastic, non-synchronous generation

Padraig Daly, Michael Power, Andrew Keane, Damian Flynn
2013 2013 48th International Universities' Power Engineering Conference (UPEC)  
Publisher IEEE Item record/more information http://hdl.handle.net/10197/8029 Publisher's statement Abstract-As levels of stochastic, non-synchronous renewable generation (wind, wave and solar) significantly increase, system operators are faced with many new operational challenges. Consequently, there is a growing need to create flexible operational strategies based on near-real-time system assessment. This paper presents an outline of the operational challenges arising from stochastic,
more » ... ronous generation, as well as the tools which can be used to cost-effectively enhance operational security. Index Terms-Security-constrained optimal power flow, security-constrained unit commitment, wind power generation.
doi:10.1109/upec.2013.6714960 fatcat:gfpgylde3vh7desxwtox5wcdee