Optimizing Energy Storage Participation in Primary
Numerous studies have investigated control strategies that enable distributed energy resources (DERs), such as wind turbines,
The Nordic power system is designed for a nominal frequency of 50 Hz, however, the actual frequency always fluctuates around the nominal value depending on the imbalance between production and consumption. When there is more electricity production than consumption the frequency will start to increase and vice versa.
Normal state is shown in green, Alert state in yellow and Emergency state in red. In the Nordic power system the standard frequency range is 50 Hz ±100 mHz. During large imbalance events the frequency is allowed to transiently deviate ±1000 mHz for up to 60 seconds, after which the frequency has to settle within ±500 mHz.
There are five different system states: Normal, Alert, Emergency, Blackout and Restoration . The first three of them are illustrated in Figure 2 with respect to frequency. Figure 2: System state limits with respect to frequency in the Nordic power system. Normal state is shown in green, Alert state in yellow and Emergency state in red.
Current research on energy storage control strategies primarily focuses on whether energy storage systems participate in frequency regulation independently or in coordination with wind farms and photovoltaic power plants .
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