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The Optimisation of Renewable Energy Sources in an Electrical Power System by Use of Simulation and Deterministic Planning Models
Author(s) -
Watson S.J.,
TerGazarian A.G.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
international transactions in operational research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.032
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1475-3995
pISSN - 0969-6016
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-3995.1996.tb00051.x
Subject(s) - renewable energy , wind power , electric power system , environmental economics , intermittent energy source , electricity , photovoltaic system , grid , grid parity , computer science , electricity generation , distributed generation , power (physics) , operations research , economics , electrical engineering , engineering , physics , geometry , mathematics , quantum mechanics
This paper presents two models which have been developed to study the operational and economic impact of integrating renewable power sources in a large scale electricity grid. The first of these models simulates the hour‐by‐hour operation of the grid and how conventional power plant is scheduled to accommodate renewable power sources in order to meet the total demand. The second model is a deterministic model model which assesses the economics of renewable power sources alongside conventional forms of power generation. Results are presented showing how the two models can be used together in order to study the operational and economic impact of wind and photovoltaic power when integrated into the electrical grid systems of England and Wales, the Republic of Ireland and Portugal.