Flexibility in Electric Power Distribution Networks

✍ Scribed by Hassan Haes Alhelou (editor), Ehsan Heydarian-Forushani (editor), Pierluigi Siano (editor)

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2021
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 434
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

High penetration of renewable energy sources (RESs) imposes several techno-economic challenges to distribution system operators (DSOs) due to their variability in power generation and, hence, increases the need for additional operational flexibility. Operational flexibility aims at securely covering the possible variations at the minimum cost using emerging flexible alternatives or designing novel local market mechanisms to incentivize flexibility providers. In such a situation, the DSOs can use the potential of flexible options such as energy storages (ESs), demand response (DR), plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs), or on-site fast run generators. However, each of the mentioned flexible resources has its own specific characteristics and requirements that should be taken into account, and this raises the complexity. Optimal network reconfiguration schemes are the other solution for increasing power system flexibility at the distribution level.

There is a great research gap related to renewable-based distribution network planning from a flexibility point of view. Therefore, this book aims to discuss the additional flexibility needs introduced by RESs and describe general approaches to analyze the need for and provision of additional flexibility in future distribution networks at both the planning and operational time frames.

This book successfully suggests new solutions and techniques to increase the flexibility in distribution systems. It also highlights the needs for moving towards smart distribution grids in order to enhance the flexibility in modern and future power systems.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Acknowledgment
Preface
About the Editor
Contributors
Introduction
Chapter 1: Social and Economic Factors in Demand-Side Flexibility
Chapter 2: Role of Smart Homes and Smart Communities in Flexibility Provision
Chapter 3: A System-of-Systems Planning Platform for Enabling Flexibility Provision at Distribution Level
Chapter 4: Application of Regression Tools for Load Prediction in Distributed Network for Flexible Analysis
Chapter 5: Effective Strategies of Flexibility in Modern Distribution Systems: Reconfiguration, Renewable Sources and Plug-in Electric Vehicles
Chapter 6: Resource-Driven Flexibility Planning of Active Distribution Network
Chapter 7: Distribution Network Emergency Operation in the Light of Flexibility
Chapter 8: Three-Layer Aggregator Solutions to Facilitate Distribution System Flexibility
Chapter 9: Decongestion of Active Distribution Grids via D-PMUs-based Reactive Power Control and Electric Vehicle Chargers
Chapter 10: Blockchain-based Decentralized, Flexible, and Transparent Energy Market
Chapter 11: Integrated Operation and Planning Model of Renewable Energy Sources with Flexible Devices in Active Distribution Networks
Chapter 12: Network-Driven Flexibility Planning of Active Distribution Network
Chapter 13: Optimization Techniques for Reconfiguration of Energy Distribution System
Chapter 14: Application of A Mathematical Programming Language (AMPL) in Distribution Network Reconfiguration Problem
Index