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Power system operations is a term used in electricity generation to describe the process of decision-making on the timescale from one day (day-ahead operation[1]) to minutes[2] prior to the power delivery. The corresponding engineering branch is called Power System Operations and Control.
Day-ahead operation
Day-ahead operation schedules the generation units that can be called upon to provide the electricity on the next day (unit commitment). The dispatchable generation units can produce electricity on demand and thus can be scheduled with accuracy. The production of the weather-dependent variable renewable energy for the next day is not certain, its sources are thus non-dispatchable. This variability, coupled with uncertain future power demand and the need to accommodate possible generation and transmission failures requires scheduling of operating reserves that are not expected to produce electricity, but can be dispatched on a very short notice.[1]
For a "traditional" vertically integrated electric utility the main goal of the unit commitment is to minimize both the marginal cost of producing the unit electricity and the (quite significant for fossil fuel generation) start-up costs. In a "restructured" electricity market a market clearing algorithm is utilized, frequently in a form of an auction; the merit order is sometimes defined not just by the monetary costs, but also by the environmental concerns.[1]
Hours-ahead operation
In the hours prior to the delivery, a system operator might need to deploy additional supplemental reserves or even commit more generation units, primarily to ensure the reliability of the supply while still trying to minimize the costs. At the same time, operator must ensure that enough reactive power reserves are available to prevent the voltage collapse.[2]
Minutes-ahead operation
In the minutes prior to the delivery, a system operator is using the power-flow study algorithms in order to find the optimal power flow.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Conejo & Baringo 2017, p. 9.
- ^ a b c Conejo & Baringo 2017, p. 10.
Sources
- Conejo, Antonio J.; Baringo, Luis (5 December 2017). "Power System Operations". Power System Operations. Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-69407-8. OCLC 1015677828.