Optimising virtual power plant response to grid service requests at newcastle science central by coordinating multiple flexible assets

Andrew M. Jenkins, Charalampos Patsios, Phil Taylor, Aliya Khayrullina, Vasily Chirkin

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Abstract

Newcastle Science Central is introduced; a 24 acre city centre site being developed as an exemplar sustainable urban environment encompassing Smart Grid technologies throughout. A real time energy management algorithm is proposed to maximise the power availability of the site's flexible electrical assets; all of which have different operating characteristics. Each asset is considered in an equivalent form similar to energy storage, allowing it to be compared on a like-for-like basis through a virtual state of charge. The new Enhanced Frequency Response service offered by National Grid is used as a case study to demonstrate that through intelligent energy management, the site operated as a virtual power plant, can deliver greater value than the sum of the constituent assets operating individually to the same overall control signal.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIET Conference Publications
PublisherInstitution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
EditionCP686
ISBN (Electronic)9781785611384, 9781785611889, 9781785612022, 9781785612022, 9781785612268, 9781785612275, 9781785612381, 9781785612688, 9781785612862, 9781785612923, 9781785612947, 9781785612992, 9781785613005, 9781785613074, 9781785613449, 9781785613616, 9781785613685, 9781785613937, 9781785614064, 9781785614170, 9781785618260
ISBN (Print)9781785612022
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016
EventCIRED Workshop 2016 - Helsinki, Finland
Duration: 14 Jun 201615 Jun 2016

Publication series

NameIET Conference Publications
NumberCP686
Volume2016

Conference

ConferenceCIRED Workshop 2016
Country/TerritoryFinland
CityHelsinki
Period14/06/1615/06/16

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