Quantifying the performance and compensation of secondary frequency regulation of pumped storage plants considering variable-speed operation

Aiming at the “net-zero carbon” target, a higher proportion of variable renewable energies (VREs) has been integrated into power grids, and pumped storage plants (PSPs) are crucial for guaranteeing the safe and stable operation of hybrid energy systems. As secondary frequency regulation (SFR) is rel...

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Published in:Frontiers in energy research 2024-05, Vol.12
Main Authors: Chen, Jingdan, Yang, Weijia, Li, Yulan, Liao, Yiwen, Cheng, Yongguang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
compensation of auxiliary service
performance of frequency regulation
pumped storage
quantitative evaluations
secondary frequency regulation
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Summary:Aiming at the “net-zero carbon” target, a higher proportion of variable renewable energies (VREs) has been integrated into power grids, and pumped storage plants (PSPs) are crucial for guaranteeing the safe and stable operation of hybrid energy systems. As secondary frequency regulation (SFR) is related to the economic operation and the quality of auxiliary services provided by PSPs, it is critical to clarify its performance and compensation. Therefore, the corresponding quantitative evaluations of the SFR of pumped storage units (PSUs) are carried out in this paper. First, the performance of SFR is quantified based on the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (FAHP). Considering the current situation in China’s electricity market, the average compensation of the PSP with each MW is determined to be 9.336 CNY per day, and a method for calculating the compensation of SFR is constructed. Then, taking a real Chinese PSP as an example, based on different wind power deviation signals, the quantitative evaluation of the compensation of SFR is conducted in accordance with the fixed-speed pumped storage units (FSPSUs) and the variable-speed pumped storage units (VSPSUs) in power priority and speed priority modes. The results show that the compensation of FSPSUs and VSPSUs (power priority mode and speed priority mode) is 10,900 CNY per day; 54,400 CNY per day; and 17,300 CNY per day. This paper could contribute to clarifying the compensation of SFR and providing technical support for the development of the auxiliary service market.
ISSN:2296-598X
2296-598X
DOI:10.3389/fenrg.2024.1358150