Energy Storage Science and Technology ›› 2025, Vol. 14 ›› Issue (5): 2117-2129.doi: 10.19799/j.cnki.2095-4239.2024.1090

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Frequency regulation reserve allocation method for integrated thermal and energy storage systems considering the marginal substitution

Jiangzhe WEI1(), Maolong SHU1, Yanqiao CHEN2, Lulu ZHAO2, Xinkai SU2, Muyang LIU3()   

  1. 1.CHN Energy Ningdong New Energy Co. , Ltd. , Yinchuan 751400, Ningxia, China
    2.CHN ENERGY New Energy Technology Research Institute Co. , Ltd. , Beijing 102211, China
    3.School of Electrical Engineering, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830047, Xinjiang, China
  • Received:2024-11-25 Revised:2024-12-17 Online:2025-05-28 Published:2025-05-21
  • Contact: Muyang LIU E-mail:12016550@ceic.com;muyang.liu@xju.edu.cn

Abstract:

Energy storage systems and thermal power plants working together to handle frequency regulation in power systems are increasingly becoming standard practice in modern grid operations. Optimizing the coordinated use of thermal power and energy storage resources for frequency regulation is crucial for ensuring the safe and cost-effective operation of modern power systems. This paper proposes a method for allocating frequency regulation reserve capacities between thermal power plants and energy storage systems using marginal rate of substitution (MRS) analysis. First, a frequency response model is established a power system where thermal power and energy storage collaboratively perform frequency regulation. Using the root mean square error of the area control error (ACE) as an evaluation index for frequency regulation, an allocation method is developed based on MRS analysis. This method evaluates the frequency regulation reserves of thermal power and energy storage, leveraging the Gaussian process regression algorithm to reduce computational complexity during configuration. A multisegment fitting approach is used to generate the marginal substitution curve, capturing the effectiveness of thermal-storage frequency regulation. Furthermore, the method considers the different prices of frequency regulation reserves for thermal power and energy storage. It optimizes the allocation of these reserve capacities with the objective of minimizing overall costs. The proposed method is validated through a real-world case study examining daily load fluctuations.

Key words: frequency control, optimal operation, marginal substitution, automatic generation control (AGC)

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