Enhanced Coordination Strategy for an Aggregator of Distributed Energy Resources Participating in the Day-Ahead Reserve Market

Guzman, Cindy Paola; Bañol Arias, Nataly; Franco, John Fredy; Rider, Marcos J.; Romero, Rubén

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Enhanced Coordination Strategy for an Aggregator of Distributed Energy Resources Participating in the Day-Ahead Reserve Market

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Electrical Engineering Department, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Ilha Solteira, São Paulo 15385-000, Brazil

Department of Systems and Energy, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo 13083-852, Brazil

School of Energy Engineering, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Rosana, São Paulo 19274-000, Brazil

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Energies 2020, 13(8), 1965; https://doi.org/10.3390/en13081965

Received: 18 March 2020 / Revised: 10 April 2020 / Accepted: 13 April 2020 / Published: 16 April 2020

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Rethinking the Distribution Power Network Planning and Operation for a Sustainable Smart Grid and Smooth Interaction with Electrified Transportation)

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The integration of distributed energy resources (DERs), e.g., electric vehicles (EVs) and renewable distributed generation (DG), in the electrical distribution system (EDS) brings advantages to society, but also introduces technical challenges (e.g., overloading and voltage issues). A DER aggregator, which has agreements with DERs to manage their consumption/generation, could collaborate with the EDS operator to mitigate those technical challenges. Previous approaches have mainly focused on the aggregator’s strategy to manage demand, aiming at the maximization of profits. Therefore, methods to support the aggregator’s strategy need to be extended to facilitate the integration of renewable DG, leading to an enhanced coordination of DERs. This paper proposes a linear programming model for the aggregator’s coordination strategy to maximize its profit through the management of DERs and the participation in the day-ahead reserve market. The model uses EV charging control to provide up/down reserve and reduces its cost taking advantage of DG. The proposed mathematical model represents the daily EDS operation (hourly resolution) to enforce voltage and current magnitude constraints. A case study carried out in an unbalanced 34-bus EDS with 660 EVs, demonstrates that the application of the proposed method enhances the DER aggregator’s strategy, leading to better outcomes in both profits and EDS operation. View Full-Text

Keywords: Aggregator’s coordination; day-ahead reserve market; electrical distribution system; electric vehicles; optimization; renewable distributed generation

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Guzman, C.P.; Bañol Arias, N.; Franco, J.F.; Rider, M.J.; Romero, R. Enhanced Coordination Strategy for an Aggregator of Distributed Energy Resources Participating in the Day-Ahead Reserve Market. Energies 2020, 13, 1965. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13081965

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Guzman CP, Bañol Arias N, Franco JF, Rider MJ, Romero R. Enhanced Coordination Strategy for an Aggregator of Distributed Energy Resources Participating in the Day-Ahead Reserve Market. Energies. 2020; 13(8):1965. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13081965

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Guzman, Cindy P., Nataly Bañol Arias, John F. Franco, Marcos J. Rider, and Rubén Romero. 2020. "Enhanced Coordination Strategy for an Aggregator of Distributed Energy Resources Participating in the Day-Ahead Reserve Market" Energies 13, no. 8: 1965. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13081965

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