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Uncertainty-Based System Flexibility Evaluation and Multi-Objective Collaborative Optimization of Integrated Energy System
by
Yu Fu
Yu Fu 1,2,*
,
Qie Sun
Qie Sun 3,4,
Ronald Wennersten
Ronald Wennersten 4,
Xueyue Pang
Xueyue Pang 1 and
Weixiong Liu
Weixiong Liu 1
1
China Energy Engineering Group Guangdong Electric Power Design Institute Co., Ltd., Guangzhou 510663, China
2
School of Electrical and Information Engineering, Tianjin University, Nankai District, Tianjin 300072, China
3
Institute of Thermal Science and Technology, Shandong University, 17923 Jingshi Road, Jinan 250061, China
4
Institute for Advanced Technology, Shandong University, 17923 Jingshi Road, Jinan 250061, China
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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Processes 2025, 13(7), 2047; https://doi.org/10.3390/pr13072047 (registering DOI)
Submission received: 9 May 2025
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Revised: 16 June 2025
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Accepted: 20 June 2025
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Published: 27 June 2025
Abstract
With the advancement of integrated energy systems (IES) and the increasing penetration of variable renewable energy, IES confronts complex uncertainties that necessitate enhanced flexibility. Therefore, this study focuses on improving IES flexibility. To this end, multi-dimensional flexibility evaluation indexes for the “Source–Structure–Demand” dimensions were established, and a multi-objective optimization model considering flexibility and source–demand side uncertainties was developed. The flexibility evaluation indexes include the Grid Dependency Level (GDL) for the source side, Insufficient Flexible Resource Probability (IFRP) for the structure side, and Loss of Load Probability (LOLP) for the demand side. Moreover, considering the distinct adjustment response times and inertia of different energy flows during IES operation, thermal and electrical energy are optimized on separate time scales. Thus, the multi-objective optimization constitutes a multi-time scale, high-dimensional, non-convex nonlinear model targeting economy, flexibility, security, and low carbon emissions. This paper employs single-economy objective, single-flexibility objective, and multi-objective optimization to analyze IES configuration, operation, risk, carbon emissions, and flexibility. The results indicate that poor flexibility leads to high operational risk, while excessive pursuit of flexibility incurs high costs and destabilizes operations. By implementing this multi-objective optimization, IES flexibility is enhanced while ensuring system economic performance. It also addresses the flexibility deficiency in traditional single-economy objective optimizations. Additionally, the system increases the renewable energy absorption rate by approximately 10%.
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Fu, Y.; Sun, Q.; Wennersten, R.; Pang, X.; Liu, W.
Uncertainty-Based System Flexibility Evaluation and Multi-Objective Collaborative Optimization of Integrated Energy System. Processes 2025, 13, 2047.
https://doi.org/10.3390/pr13072047
AMA Style
Fu Y, Sun Q, Wennersten R, Pang X, Liu W.
Uncertainty-Based System Flexibility Evaluation and Multi-Objective Collaborative Optimization of Integrated Energy System. Processes. 2025; 13(7):2047.
https://doi.org/10.3390/pr13072047
Chicago/Turabian Style
Fu, Yu, Qie Sun, Ronald Wennersten, Xueyue Pang, and Weixiong Liu.
2025. "Uncertainty-Based System Flexibility Evaluation and Multi-Objective Collaborative Optimization of Integrated Energy System" Processes 13, no. 7: 2047.
https://doi.org/10.3390/pr13072047
APA Style
Fu, Y., Sun, Q., Wennersten, R., Pang, X., & Liu, W.
(2025). Uncertainty-Based System Flexibility Evaluation and Multi-Objective Collaborative Optimization of Integrated Energy System. Processes, 13(7), 2047.
https://doi.org/10.3390/pr13072047
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