Publications by Sidi-Rachid Cherkaoui

Performance-based Capacity Allocation of Ders to Improve Aggregated Flexibility Provision

Importance of aggregating distributed energy resources (DERs) capacity to procure high-performance frequency regulation services ensuring adequate flexibility for renewable-rich power systems is increasing. Meanwhile, disregarding response performance vari ...

IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC2025

Stochastic Risk-driven Bidding of a Solar and Storage Aggregator in Primary Frequency and Energy Markets: A Performance-based Capacity Allocation Approach

Sidi-Rachid Cherkaoui

The ever-increasing impact of deploying renewable energy resources reducing power system inertia, requires distributed energy resource (DER) aggregators to secure high-performance, fast-responding primary frequency reserve (PFR) in ancillary service market ...

2024

Grid-cognizant TSO and DSO coordination framework for active and reactive power flexibility exchange: The Swiss case study

Sidi-Rachid Cherkaoui

This paper first designs a holistic coordination framework between transmission system operator (TSO) and distribution system operators (DSOs) to modernize traditional top-to-down (from transmission system to distribution systems) power flexibility provisi ...

Elsevier2024

Experimental investigation of repurposed Kaplan turbines as variable-speed propellers for maximizing Frequency Containment Reserve

Mario Paolone, Elena Vagnoni, Francesco Gerini, Sidi-Rachid Cherkaoui, Martin Seydoux

This study explores the practical viability of repurposing aging Kaplan turbines into variable-speed propellers by employing full-size frequency converters. The motivation behind this approach is to improve the provision of Frequency Containment Reserve (F ...

Elsevier2024

Optimal Short-Term Dispatch of Pumped-Storage Hydropower Plants Including Hydraulic Short Circuit

Mario Paolone, Elena Vagnoni, Francesco Gerini, Sidi-Rachid Cherkaoui

This paper proposes a methodology to optimize the dispatch and reserve between multiple units in a Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP) that makes use of the Hydraulic Short Circuit (HSC) operating mode. HSC allows for the simultaneous generation and pumping fr ...

IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2024

Enhanced Frequency Containment Reserve provision from battery hybridized hydropower plants: Theory and experimental validation

Mario Paolone, Elena Vagnoni, Francesco Gerini, Sidi-Rachid Cherkaoui, Martin Seydoux

This paper presents a solution to address wear and tear of Run-of-River (RoR) Hydropower Plants (HPPs) providing enhanced Frequency Containment Reserve (FCR). In this respect, the study proposes the integration of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) wit ...

Elsevier2024

On the role of energy infrastructure in the energy transition. Case study of an energy independent and CO2 neutral energy system for Switzerland

François Maréchal, Jonas Schnidrig, Sidi-Rachid Cherkaoui, Manuele Domenico Margni

The transition towards renewable energy is leading to an important strain on the energy grids. The question of designing and deploying renewable energy technologies in symbiosis with existing grids and infrastructure is arising. While current energy system ...

2023

Distributed Bidding Strategy for an Aggregator Valuing Uncertain Prosumers in Energy and Ancillary Service Markets

Sidi-Rachid Cherkaoui

Aggregators have an influential intermediary role to exploit the flexibility of prosumers like smart homes for procuring the required capacity of ancillary services to support power systems. Local generation and consumption uncertainties of prosumers affec ...

IEEE2023

Distributed Shadow Dynamic Consensus Optimization Framework for Power Market with Parameterization Bidding Strategy of GENCOs

Sidi-Rachid Cherkaoui

This paper presents a distributed shadow dynamic consensus (DSDC) framework to address the generation company (GENCO) strategic bidding problem in the independent system operator (ISO) operation. First, each sub-group is defined according to the communicat ...

IEEE2023

Hierarchical electricity-carbon trading for regional virtual federated prosumers

Sidi-Rachid Cherkaoui

Facing the dilemma of mitigating carbon emissions and growing energy demand, this paper proposes a hierar-chical electricity-carbon trading mechanism for virtual federated prosumers (VFPs) in regional markets. At the inter-regional level, a trading platfor ...

Elsevier2023