Energy Storage Science and Technology ›› 2021, Vol. 10 ›› Issue (5): 1614-1623.doi: 10.19799/j.cnki.2095-4239.2021.0167

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Compressed air energy storage capacity configuration and economic evaluation considering the uncertainty of wind energy

Qihui YU1,3(), Li TIAN1, Xiaofei LI1, Xiaodong LI1, Xin TAN1, Yeming ZHANG2,4()   

  1. 1.Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology, Baotou 014010, Inner Mongolia, China
    2.State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Electromechanical Systems, Hangzhou 310027, Zhejiang, China
    3.Beijing Key Laboratory of Pneumatic Thermal Energy Storage and Energy Supply Technology, Beijing 100191, China
    4.School of Mechanical and Power Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo 454000, Henan, China
  • Received:2021-04-21 Revised:2021-05-17 Online:2021-09-05 Published:2021-09-08

Abstract:

The randomness of wind energy is an important reason for the abandonment of wind farms. The configuration of compressed-air energy storage (CAES) systems can effectively balance the randomness of wind power generation and lead to a reduction in wind farms. However, the improper configuration of CAES storage scales causes the loss of economic benefits. Therefore, to improve the rate of wind energy usage, this study examines the capacity configuration of CAES based on the uncertainty of wind energy. First, historical data are used to obtain the typical hourly power distribution of wind power generation. Then, factors, such as user load demand, grid time-of-use electricity price, system investment cost, power shortage cost, and power sales revenue, are considered to develop a CAES system for charging and discharging power and gas storage capacity. The developed CAES system is a model with constraints and maximum benefit as the aim; it is solved using the genetic algorithm. Finally, the established model is used to optimize multiscene operation cases. The simulation results demonstrate that for factory users with a typical hourly load power demand of 3.241 MW, the wind farm maintains four wind turbines running daily, and it is equipped with a CAES system with rated power and capacity of 1 MW and 6.5 MW·h, respectively. The economic benefits are the best, and the amount of wind curtailed can be reduced by 3.84 MWh, thus saving 4208.9 yuan in power purchase costs and realizing the largest daily net income of 699.86 yuan.

Key words: wind energy uncertainty, compressed air energy storage, genetic algorithm, economic analysis

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