A novel robust security constrained unit commitment model considering HVDC regulation

• Published in: Applied energy 2020-11, Vol.278, p.115652, Article 115652
• Main Authors: Jiang, Sufan, Gao, Shan, Pan, Guangsheng, Zhao, Xin, Liu, Yu, Guo, Yasen, Wang, Sicheng
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Benders decomposition; Economic efficiency; High voltage direct current (HVDC); Robustness; Unit commitment
• ISSN: 0306-2619; 1872-9118
• DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.115652

•The framework of novel unit commitment solution considering HVDC regulation is formulated.•The optimal tradeoff between robustness and cost efficiencies is handled by the model.•The HVDC controllability enhances the robustness without sacrificing the economical efficiencies.•A tri-level benders decomposition is developed to solve the proposed problem. To further improve the robustness and economic efficiency of the conventional security-constrained unit commitment (SCUC) problem when confronting system uncertainties, we propose a novel robust SCUC model considering the prompt and flexible controllability of high voltage direct current (HVDC) in asynchronous interconnected systems. Unlike the conventional method, the proposed model minimizes the total cost of pre-day commitment for the base case and real-time dispatch under extreme uncertainties when guaranteeing the generation units and HVDC can be adjusted adaptively and securely. The robustness and economic efficiency of the model are enhanced by optimizing their trade-off when integrating HVDC regulation. As the method involves unit commitment, short-term dispatch, and power rescheduling, an improved tri-level Benders decomposition algorithm is developed according to the structure of the model to solve this mixed-integer nonlinear programming problem. In computational experiments, the effectiveness of the proposed model was validated in a two-area HVDC interconnected asynchronous system under various uncertainties. Additionally, the superior cooperation between a day-ahead commitment plan and real-time dispatch in the novel SCUC model with HVDC regulation was verified.