Energy Storage Modeling for Distribution Planning

Roger C. Dugan, Jason A. Taylor, Davis Montenegro

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Abstract

Storage is being proposed to solve many issues on the electric power grid, especially those issues related to renewable generation such as wind and solar generation. Some North American state and provincial regulators are requiring large amounts of storage to be installed to support anticipated needs of the power grid. Much of that new storage is expected to be connected to distribution feeders. Distribution planners lack tools and methods to assess storage impact on distribution system capacity, reliability, and power quality. Planners are accustomed to static power flow calculations, but accurate analysis of storage requires sequentialtime simulation. This paper describes modeling storage for various types of simulations on distribution systems for different time frames typically involved. The basic impact on capacity and voltage regulation can generally be evaluated in simulations with 15-minute to 1-hour intervals. Evaluations of smoothing of renewable generation variations may require simulations with time step sizes of 1 minute or less. Evaluations of such things as frequency control of microgrids and performance during transient disturbances will require dynamics analysis in intervals ranging from seconds down to microseconds. This paper is a summary of recent EPRI research in modeling energy storage for planning studies.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2016 IEEE Rural Electric Power Conference, REPC 2016 - Papers Presented at the 60th Annual Conference
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages12-19
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9781467376150
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 18 2016
Externally publishedYes
Event60th Annual IEEE Rural Electric Power Conference, REPC 2016 - Westminster, United States
Duration: May 15 2016May 18 2016

Publication series

NamePapers Presented at the Annual Conference - Rural Electric Power Conference
Volume2016-July
ISSN (Print)0734-7464

Conference

Conference60th Annual IEEE Rural Electric Power Conference, REPC 2016
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityWestminster
Period05/15/1605/18/16

Keywords

  • Dispersed Storage and Generation
  • Distribution System Analysis
  • Power Distribution Planning
  • Solar Power Generation
  • Wind Power Generation

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