Power grid energy storage peak load regulation

What is peak-regulation capability of a power grid?

Principle of the evaluation method The peak-regulation capability of a power grid refers to the ability of power supply balancing with power load, especially in the peak load and valley load periods. Specifically, the adjustment range of power supply in one day should be high enough to reach the peak load and low enough to reach the valley load.

Why should energy storage equipment be integrated into the power grid?

With the gradual increase of energy storage equipment in the power grid, the situation of system frequency drop will become more and more serious. In this case, energy storage equipment integrated into the grid also needs to play the role of assisting conventional thermal power units to participate in the system frequency regulation.

How effective is peak-load regulation capacity planning?

Based on probabilistic production simulation, a novel calculation approach for peak-load regulation capacity was established in Jiang et al. (2017), which is still effective for peak-regulation capacity planning when some information of renewable energy and loads is absent.

Is the proposed method practical for peak-regulation evaluation of power grid?

(1) The proposed method is practical for peak-regulation evaluation of power grid. On one hand, the proposed method features high efficiency. It only takes a few seconds to complete all computations and give the visual results for a practical power grid.

Why is peak-regulation insufficiency a problem in urban power grids?

In recent years, the power load as well as the peak–valley load difference has increased greatly, causing the shortage of peak-regulation capacity in urban power grids. Furthermore, with the increasing penetration of renewable energy generation (Ahmad et al., 2021), the peak-regulation insufficiency issue becomes even more serious and complicated.

Why do Chinese power grids have a peak-regulation problem?

It frequently happens in current Chinese power grids especially during evening that the system operator must shut down some units to balance the valley load. Other countries or urban regions also face the same peak-regulation problem.