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Coupled energy economic model framework for analyzing Swiss electricity markets in changing policy environments

Energy policy needs to rely on the proper understanding of the interactions between policy instruments, consumer preferences, investment behavior, market structure, electricity supply, and the wider policy environment. This asks for appropriate modeling to ...

EPFL2016

Stochastic Security Constrained Unit Commitment with Variable-Speed Pumped-Storage Hydropower Plants

Mostafa Nick, Omid Alizadeh Mousavi

The Pumped Hydro Storages (PHSs) equipped with variables speed drives have several advantages, namely: i) power regulation in pumping mode, ii) extended operating range, iii) higher efficiency in turbine mode. Such flexible operation of the PHS units ensur ...

Ieee2016

Model-less Measurement-based Computation of Voltage Sensitivities in Unbalanced Electrical Distribution Networks

Mario Paolone, Konstantina Christakou, Mauro Carpita, Carl Emile Mugnier

Within the context of microgrids optimal voltage control, most schemes proposed in the literature either rely on (i) droop-control methods or (ii) methods involving the computation of explicit nodal power set-points as a solution to a given optimization pr ...

Università degli Studi di Genova, Italy2016

Using GIS data and satellite-derived irradiance to optimize siting of PV installations in Switzerland

Michael Lehning, Fabrizio Sossan, Jérôme François Sylvain Dujardin, Annelen Kahl, Viet Anh Nguyen, Stuart John Bartlett

For a successful distribution strategy of PV installations, it does not suffice to choose the locations with highest annual total irradiance. Attention needs to be given to spatial correlation patterns of insolation to avoid large system-wide variations, w ...

2016

Online optimal power distribution between units of a hydro power plant

Basile Kawkabani

The paper presents a novel methodology for the operation of those hydro power plants provided with a single penstock by the optimal distribution of the dispatched power among its available generating units, aiming at the maximum efficiency of the whole pow ...

Elsevier2015

Deterministic and stochastic MPC algorithms for minimizing mechanical stresses in wind farms

Giancarlo Ferrari Trecate

We consider the problem of dispatching WindFarm (WF) power demand to individual Wind Turbines (WTs) with the goal of minimizing mechanical stresses. We assume wind is strong enough to let each WT produce the required power and propose different closed-loop ...

2015

Static and recursive PMU-based state estimation processes for transmission and distribution power grids

Jean-Yves Le Boudec, Mario Paolone, Lorenzo Zanni, Styliani Sarri

In the operation of power systems, the knowledge of the system state is required by several fundamental functions, such as security assessment, voltage control and stability analysis. By making reference to the static state of the system represented by the ...

The Institution of Engineering and Technology - IET2015

Modeling Energy and Technology Choices in Smart Regional Energy Systems

Frédéric Louis François Babonneau, Alain Haurie

This paper deals with the modeling of the long term evolution of regional energy systems in a smart city and smart grid environment. It is shown that demand response and distributed grid energy storage, driven by dynamic pricing schemes, based on locationa ...

2015

Model predictive controllers for reduction of mechanical fatigue in wind farms

Giancarlo Ferrari Trecate

We consider the problem of dispatching WindFarm (WF) power demand to individual Wind Turbines (WT) with the goal of minimizing mechanical stresses. We assume wind is strong enough to let each WTs to produce the required power and propose different closed-l ...

2014

Probabilistic Spinning Reserve Provision Model in Multi-Control Zone Power System

Mokhtar Bozorg, Ali Ahmadi Khatir

Inter-zonal trading in multi-area power system (MAPS) improves the market efficiency and the system reliability by sharing the resources (energy and reserve services) across zonal boundaries. Actually, each area can operate with less reserve resources than ...

Ieee-Inst Electrical Electronics Engineers Inc2013

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