Open AccessOptimal sizing and location of vanadium redox flow battery in a power system with high wind power generation
Author(s) -
Martinez Maximiliano,
Molina Marcelo Gustavo,
Mercado Pedro Enrique
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the journal of engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2051-3305
DOI - 10.1049/joe.2018.9277
Subject(s) - sizing , flow battery , computer science , battery (electricity) , grid , mathematical optimization , heuristic , electric power system , wind power , energy storage , power (physics) , automotive engineering , electrical engineering , engineering , mathematics , art , physics , geometry , quantum mechanics , visual arts
This paper proposes a new approach to determine the optimal sizing and location of a vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) that provides load frequency control services in a power system, with the lowest cost for the utility grid. To this aim, the optimization model takes into account the impact of the energy storage system on the electrical system. With a stochastic optimization, the developed methodology calculates the operating costs of the electricity grid and the investment costs of the VRFB. The methodology uses a primary‐dual interior point algorithm integrated in a meta heuristic algorithm and nested in an exhaustive search method.