Integration of large-scale hydrogen storages in a low-carbon electricity generation system

This study investigates the overall feasibility of large energy storages with hydrogen as energy carrier onsite with a pre-combustion carbon capture and storage coal gasification plant and assesses the general impacts of such a backup installation on an electricity generation system with high wind power portion. The developed system plant configuration consists of four main units namely the gasification unit, main power unit, backup power unit including hydrogen storage and ancillary power unit. Findings show that integrating a backup storage in solid or gaseous hydrogen storage configuration allows to store excessive energy under high renewable power output or low demand and to make use of the stored energy to compensate low renewable output or high power demand. The study concludes that the developed system configuration reaches much higher load factors and efficiency levels than a plant configuration without backup storage, which simply increases its power unit capacity to meet the electricity demand. Also from an economical point of view, the suggested system configurations are capable to achieve lower electricity generation costs.     

Stochastic security-constrained operation of wind and hydrogen energy storage systems integrated with price-based demand response

Because of highly increasing energy consumption, environmental issues and lack of common energy sources, the use of renewable energy sources especially wind power generation technology is increasing with significant growth in the world. But due to the variable nature of these sources, new challenges have been created in the balance between production and consumption of power system. The hydrogen energy storage (HES) system by storing excess wind power through the technology of power to hydrogen (P2H) and delivering it to the electricity network through hydrogen-based gas turbine at the required hours reduces not only wind alternation but can play an important role in balancing power production and consumption. On the other hand, power consumers by participating in demand response (DR) programs can reduce their consumption at peak load or wind power shortage hours, and increase their consumption at low-load or excess wind power hours to reduce wind power spillage and system energy cost. This paper proposes a stochastic security constrained unit commitment (SCUC) with wind energy considering coordinated operation of price-based DR and HES system. Price-based DR has been formulated as a price responsive shiftable demand bidding mechanism. The proposed model has been tested on modified 6-bus and 24-bus systems. The numerical results show the effect of simultaneous consideration of HES system and price-based DR integrated with wind energy on hourly generation scheduling of thermal units. As a result there is some reduction in wind generation power spillage and daily operation cost.     

一种新型太阳能冷库系统的模拟及实验研究

针对太阳能光伏发电技术、需求侧管理（DSM）技术和储能技术提出一种新型太阳能冷库系统。探讨利用冷能储存和光伏发电来减少和转移峰值电力需求、降低电力消耗成本的潜力。建立系统的仿真模型并通过实验进一步修正,结果表明系统在5—8月份基本可节约60%以上的电费,能源节约率最高可达48.38%,相应的电费支付最高可节省65.40%。     

火电机组能耗-供电成本动态模型研究

分析了火电机组的主要能耗指标,在其基础上建立了机组能耗一供电成本模型,并对影响单位供电成本的主要因素进行了敏感性分析。通过能耗一供电成本模型,结合电厂实时运行数据,计算了机组在某段运行时间内的动态供电成本,为火电机组的经济性运行提供参考。     

智能电网下多时间尺度家庭能量管理优化策略

建立负荷在功率约束与需求响应约束下的激励需求响应模型以及含分布式电源、储能与电动汽车的家庭用电模型,在预测模型多时间尺度能量管理的基础上,以最小化用户自身用电费用与买电功率波动的两层目标函数实时优化调整策略。通过实时调整储电池、电动汽车的充放电,从而保证用户购电满足需求相应的要求。最后采用改进的粒子群算法对多时间尺度目标函数进行求解,并且与原始的粒子群算法进行对比,结果表明所提算法可显著降低用户的用电费用与功率波动。     

计及多能需求的综合能源服务商优化运行策略研究

随着分布式发电技术的不断成熟及发展,未来综合能源服务将是整合不同类型分布式发电并满足用户不同用能需求的有效途径.提出了一种含有多种分布式发电资源同时考虑多用能需求的综合能源服务商优化运行策略模型.首先建立了含有风电、光伏、燃气轮机、电储能、电热泵、辅助锅炉等分布式资源及电、热用能需求的园区综合能源系统优化调度模型;其次...     

Economics of electric energy storage for energy arbitrage and regulation in New York

Unlike markets for storable commodities, electricity markets depend on the real-time balance of supply and demand. Although much of the present-day grid operates effectively without storage, cost-effective ways of storing electrical energy can help make the grid more efficient and reliable. We investigate the economics of two emerging electric energy storage (EES) technologies: sodium sulfur batteries and flywheel energy storage systems in New York state's electricity market. The analysis indicates that there is a strong economic case for EES installations in the New York City region for applications such as energy arbitrage, and that significant opportunities exist throughout New York state for regulation services. Benefits from deferral of system upgrades may be important in the decision to deploy EES. Market barriers currently make it difficult for energy-limited EES such as flywheels to receive revenue for voltage regulation. Charging efficiency is more important to the economics of EES in a competitive electricity market than has generally been recognized.     

Comparing electricity,heat and biogas storages’ impacts on renewable energy integration

Increasing penetration of fluctuating energy sources for electricity generation, heating, cooling and transportation increase the need for flexibility of the energy system to accommodate the fluctuations of these energy sources. Controlling production, controlling demand and utilising storage options are the three general categories of measures that may be applied for ensuring balance between production and demand, however with fluctuating energy sources, options are limited, and flexible demand has also demonstrated limited perspective. This article takes its point of departure in an all-inclusive 100% renewable energy scenario developed for the Danish city Aalborg based on wind power, bio-resources and low-temperature geothermal heat. The article investigates the system impact of different types of energy storage systems including district heating storage, biogas storage and electricity storage. The system is modelled in the energy systems analyses model energyPRO with a view to investigating how the different storages marginally affect the amount of wind power that may be integrated applying the different storage options and the associated economic costs. Results show the largest system impact but also most costly potential are in the form of electricity storages.     

The effect of an energy storage unit on the performance micro CCHP systems

分布式冷热电联供系统作为传统分布式供能系统的延伸,在继承传统系统能量分级利用优点的同时,其供能效率和经济性都有很大的提升。为保证系统冷、热、电负荷按照既定的规律变化,维持能量的输出与负荷需求相匹配,确保较高的运行效率,创新地加入储能子系统。本文通过定性分析的方法,针对储能子系统在分布式冷热电联供系统中的作用展开讨论,结合微型冷热电联供系统的模拟结果,对储能子系统进行初步的设计和计算,证明储能子系统的加入对分布式冷热电联供系统的效率和稳定性均有提升。     

Assessment of hydrogen as a potential energy storage for urban areas’ PV-assisted energy systems - Case study

The world is experiencing unprecedented development in the clean energy sector in residential and industrial applications. This paper provides a case study assessing different scenarios of greenizing the electrical energy demand in El-Mostakbal city in Egypt. Three scenarios are studied with consideration of a photovoltaic (PV) system integrated with the grid-connected city with different integrated system configurations. The scenarios for the grid-connected city are scenario-I: only PV, scenario-II: PV with batteries for electricity storage along with grid electricity, and scenario-III: PV with hydrogen production, storage, and utilization for covering the electric demand along with grid electricity, these scenarios are assessed technoeconomically, and the results show an optimized case where the electricity demand of the city can be met with 64.3% produced from solar energy, at $71.7 M of the net present cost.     

Performance assessment of a hybrid solid oxide and molten carbonate fuel cell system with compressed air energy storage under different power demands

As electricity demand can vary considerably and unpredictably, it is necessary to integrate energy storage with power generation systems. This study investigates a solid oxide and molten carbonate fuel cell system integrated with a gas turbine (GT) for power generation. The advanced adiabatic compressed air energy storage (AA-CAES) system is designed to enhance the system flexibility. Simulations of the proposed power system are performed to demonstrate the amount of power that can supply to the loads during normal and peak modes of operation under steady-state conditions. The pressure ratios of the GT and AA-CAES and the additional air feed are used to design the system and analyze the system performance. The results show that a small additional air feed to the GT is certainly required for the hybrid system. The GT pressure ratio of 2 provides a maximum benefit. The AA-CAES pressure ratio of 5 is recommended to spare some air in the storage and minimize storage volume. Moreover, implementation of the GT and AA-CAES into the integrated fuel cell system allows the system to cope with the variations in power demand.     

Techno-economic comparison of energy storage systems for island autonomous electrical networks

The oil-dependent electricity generation situation met in the Aegean Archipelago Islands is in great deal determined by increased rates of fuel consumption and analogous electricity production costs, this being also the case for other island autonomous electrical networks worldwide. Meanwhile, the contribution of renewable energy sources (RES) to the constant increase recorded in both the Aegean islands’ annual electricity generation and the corresponding peak load demand is very limited. To compensate the unfavorable situation encountered, the implementation of energy storage systems (ESS) that can both utilize the excess/rejected energy produced from RES plants and improve the operation of existing thermal power units is recommended. In the present study, a techno-economic comparison of various RES-ESS configurations supported by the supplementary or back-up use of existing thermal units is undertaken. From the results obtained, the shift of direction from the existing oil-dependent status to a RES-based alternative in collaboration with certain storage technologies entails – apart from the clear environmental benefits – financial advantages as well.     

Large-scale hydrogen energy storage in salt caverns

Large-scale energy storage methods can be used to meet energy demand fluctuations and to integrate electricity generation from intermittent renewable wind and solar energy farms into power grids. Pumped hydropower energy storage method is significantly used for grid electricity storage requirements. Alternatives are underground storage of compressed air and hydrogen gas in suitable geological formations. Underground storage of natural gas is widely used to meet both base and peak load demands of gas grids. Salt caverns for natural gas storage can also be suitable for underground compressed hydrogen gas energy storage. In this paper, large quantities underground gas storage methods and design aspects of salt caverns are investigated. A pre-evaluation is made for a salt cavern gas storage field in Turkey. It is concluded that a system of solar-hydrogen and natural gas can be utilised to meet future large-scale energy storage requirements.     

Dynamic simulation of a novel nuclear hybrid energy system with large-scale hydrogen storage in an underground salt cavern

In this study, a nuclear hybrid energy system (NHES) with large-scale hydrogen storage integrated with a gas turbine cycle is proposed as a flexible system for load following. The proposed system consists of a nuclear reactor, a steam Rankine cycle, a hydrogen electrolyzer, a storage system for hydrogen in an underground salt cavern, and a Brayton cycle that uses hydrogen as fuel to generate additional electricity to meet peak demand. A dynamic mathematical model is developed for each subsystem of the NHES. To evaluate the potential benefits of the system, a one-year study is conducted, using scaled grid demand data from ISO New England. The dynamic simulation results show that the system is capable of meeting the demand of the grid without additional electricity from outside sources for 93% of the year, while decreasing the number of ramping cycles of the nuclear reactor by 92.7%. There is also potential for economic benefits as the system only had to ramp up and down 7.4% of the year, which increased the nuclear capacity factor from 86.3% to 98.3%. The simulation results show that the proposed hybrid system improves the flexibility of nuclear power plants, provides more electricity, and reduces greenhouse gas emissions.     

家用并网光伏系统仿真与运行性能计算

设计了一个家用并网光伏系统并计算其年发电量以研究其运行性能。在设定指定地点地理位置并导入气象数据,并根据屋顶可用面积决定光伏阵列的排布和逆变器参数后,利用PVsyst软件对光伏系统进行模拟,并计算发电量。结果表明：所设计的光伏系统年发电量约为7 114 kW·h,发电效率为75.1%。结合调查数据发现,该光伏系统发电量超过了当地用户年平均用电量;光伏系统一年中日输出电量的变化趋势显示,光伏系统发电量高峰时的日发电量均值可达35 kW·h以上;而光伏系统发电量低谷时的日发电量均值不足20 kW·h;光伏系统各项损失在理论发电量中的占比变化趋势显示,每年6、7、8月系统的光伏阵列损失最大,其原因是夏季气温升高使得光伏阵列运行性能受到影响。该光伏系统发电量可以满足一般家庭的用电需求,且用户可以参考光伏系统发电量的变化趋势选择合理的用电方式。     

基于指标关联的分布式电源并网规划策略

为解决新能源并网时的电源规划与风光消纳问题,考虑风光能源功率波动特性并计及储能单元提出一种计及风光协调出力的电网规划策略。综合考虑电压波动、新能源消纳及新能源发电效益建立多指标规划模型,采用引入指标关联策略的粒子群优化方法对模型进行求解,确定分布式电源及储能的位置和容量。进一步分析优化方案在电能质量方面的规划效果,统计对比电压累计概率密度对规划方案进行评价。以某电网45节点配电系统为例,采用所提分布式电源并网规划策略进行仿真,决策风光储并网方案,并验证所提策略的合理性和可行性。     

A framework for home energy management and its experimental validation

With the Smart Grid revolution and the increasing interest in renewable energy sources, the management of the electricity consumption and production of individual households and small residential communities is becoming an essential element of new power systems. The electric energy chain can greatly benefit from a flexible interaction with end-users based on the optimization of load profiles and the exploitation of local generation and energy storage. This paper proposes a framework for the development of a complete energy management system for individual residential units and small communities of domestic users, taking into account both the power system and the final users’ perspectives. All the main elements of the framework are considered, and contributions are provided on the users’ habits profiling, electricity generation forecast, energy load, and storage optimization. Specifically, we propose a linear regression model to predict the photovoltaic panels production, a stochastic method to forecast the home appliances usage, and two optimization models to optimize the electricity management of residential users with the goal of minimizing their bills. The study shows that it is possible to reduce the energy bill of residential users through the electricity optimization driven by dynamic energy prices. Moreover, remarkable improvements of the electric grid efficiency can be achieved with the cooperation among users, confirming that services for the coordination of the demand of groups of users allow huge benefits on the power system performance.     

Behavioural responses to photovoltaic systems in the UK domestic sector

Microgeneration—the generation of electricity and/or heat within the home—has recently become a notable addition to UK energy policy debates. Specifically research has suggested that, as well as providing renewable energy, these technologies might encourage changes in household energy consumption. The research presented here investigates this ‘double-dividend’ effect using PV households in the UK. It is shown that the installation of PV encouraged households to reduce their overall electricity consumption by approximately 6% and shift demand to times of peak generation. From a household perspective, system performance monitors had the most notable influence on these behavioural responses; however evolving industry arrangements for metering and microgeneration tariffs will be central in determining the future role of consumers. The paper therefore concludes that the full benefits of microgeneration can only be realised if informed households are integrated within supportive industry and government frameworks.     

The role of hydrogen in achieving the decarbonization targets for the UK domestic sector

To meet the UK's decarbonization targets the introduction of novel integrated renewable energy generation, storage and demand management systems is required. In this paper the current role of fuel cells in the British domestic sector is discussed using simulation results of a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) system in a typical British single dwelling. 17% of carbon dioxide emissions are saved and 69% of the electricity generated by the SOFC system is exported to the grid for this single dwelling according to simulation results. Additionally, the same SOFC system is integrated with photovoltaic technology in a 7 home zero carbon community. The community approach adds a significant benefit given it increases the amount of electricity generated by the SOFC system which is used onsite by 128%, being the price of imported electricity 3 times higher than the export tariff. Then, a combination of short-term and long-term energy storage strategies is suggested by means of a lithium-ion battery and polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) electrolyser which increased the self-consumption by 118%. According to simulation results, a 6 kW PEM electrolyser with an annual efficiency of 66% only generates 19% of the hydrogen which is consumed by the SOFC system which was used to meet the peak demand using PV generation.     

建筑集成微电网储能配置与控制方法研究进展

与建筑集成的微电网,能最大程度消纳分布式发电源能量,同时解决分布式发电源直接接入配电网所带来的功率波动性及电能质量问题。本文基于分布式电源类型、储能类型和用户经济,阐述建筑微电网在储能配置与控制方法的研究进展。展望建筑集成微电网的未来重点研究方向。