Ying Wang¹, Jie Dang¹, Cangbi Ding^2,*, Chenyi Zheng², Yi Tang²

Energy Engineering, Vol.121, No.11, pp. 3331-3353, 2024, DOI:10.32604/ee.2024.052066 - 21 October 2024

Abstract As the large-scale development of wind farms (WFs) progresses, the connection of WFs to the regional power grid is evolving from the conventional receiving power grid to the sending power grid with a high proportion of wind power (WP). Due to the randomness of WP output, higher requirements are put forward for the voltage stability of each node of the regional power grid, and various reactive power compensation devices (RPCDs) need to be rationally configured to meet the stable operation requirements of the system. This paper proposes an optimal configuration method for multi-type RPCDs in More >

Weidong Chen^1,2,*, Yun Zhao³, Xiaorui Wu^1,2, Ziwen Cai³, Min Guo^1,2, Yuxin Lu³

Energy Engineering, Vol.121, No.10, pp. 3075-3093, 2024, DOI:10.32604/ee.2024.051404 - 11 September 2024

Abstract The integration of photovoltaic, energy storage, direct current, and flexible load (PEDF) technologies in building power systems is an important means to address the energy crisis and promote the development of green buildings. The friendly interaction between the PEDF systems and the power grid can promote the utilization of renewable energy and enhance the stability of the power grid. For this purpose, this work introduces a framework of multiple incentive mechanisms for a PEDF park, a building energy system that implements PEDF technologies. The incentive mechanisms proposed in this paper include both economic and noneconomic… More >

Jie Ma¹, Tong Zhao², Yuanzhao Hao³, Wenwen Qin², Haozheng Yu¹, Mingxuan Du², Yuanhong Liu⁴, Liang Zhang², Shixia Mu⁵, Cuiping Li², Junhui Li^2,*

Energy Engineering, Vol.121, No.9, pp. 2449-2477, 2024, DOI:10.32604/ee.2024.051244 - 19 August 2024

Abstract After the integration of large-scale Distributed Generation (DG) into the distribution network, the randomness and volatility of its output result in a reduction of spatiotemporal alignment between power generation and demand in the distribution network, exacerbating the phenomenon of wind and solar power wastage. As a novel power system model, the fundamental concept of Regional Autonomous Power Grids (RAPGs) is to achieve localized management and energy autonomy, thereby facilitating the effective consumption of DGs. Therefore, this paper proposes a distributed resource planning strategy that enhances the autonomy capabilities of regional power grids by considering multiple… More > Graphic Abstract

Wentao Li¹, Jiantao Liu², Yudun Li³, Guoxin Ming¹, Kaifeng Zhang¹, Kun Yuan^1,*

Energy Engineering, Vol.121, No.9, pp. 2479-2503, 2024, DOI:10.32604/ee.2024.050852 - 19 August 2024

Abstract With the large-scale development and utilization of renewable energy, industrial flexible loads, as a kind of load-side resource with strong regulation ability, provide new opportunities for the research on renewable energy consumption problem in power systems. This paper proposes a two-layer active power optimization model based on industrial flexible loads for power grid partitioning, aiming at improving the line over-limit problem caused by renewable energy consumption in power grids with high proportion of renewable energy, and achieving the safe, stable and economical operation of power grids. Firstly, according to the evaluation index of renewable energy… More >

Penghui Liu^1,2,*, Yaning Zhang¹, Yuxing Dai², Yanzhou Sun^1,3

Energy Engineering, Vol.121, No.7, pp. 1883-1901, 2024, DOI:10.32604/ee.2024.049318 - 11 June 2024

Abstract Arc grounding faults occur frequently in the power grid with small resistance grounding neutral points. The existing arc fault identification technology only uses the fault line signal characteristics to set the identification index, which leads to detection failure when the arc zero-off characteristic is short. To solve this problem, this paper presents an arc fault identification method by utilizing integrated signal characteristics of both the fault line and sound lines. Firstly, the waveform characteristics of the fault line and sound lines under an arc grounding fault are studied. After that, the convex hull, gradient product,… More >

Xin Shen¹, Jiahao Li¹, Yujun Yin¹, Jianlin Tang^2,3,*, Weibin Lin^2,3, Mi Zhou^2,3

Energy Engineering, Vol.121, No.7, pp. 1945-1961, 2024, DOI:10.32604/ee.2024.048388 - 11 June 2024

Abstract Advanced carbon emission factors of a power grid can provide users with effective carbon reduction advice, which is of immense importance in mobilizing the entire society to reduce carbon emissions. The method of calculating node carbon emission factors based on the carbon emissions flow theory requires real-time parameters of a power grid. Therefore, it cannot provide carbon factor information beforehand. To address this issue, a prediction model based on the graph attention network is proposed. The model uses a graph structure that is suitable for the topology of the power grid and designs a supervised More >

Fuju Zhou^*, Li Li, Tengfei Jia, Yongchang Yin, Aixiang Shi, Shengrong Xu

Energy Engineering, Vol.121, No.6, pp. 1697-1711, 2024, DOI:10.32604/ee.2024.047680 - 21 May 2024

Abstract When a line failure occurs in a power grid, a load transfer is implemented to reconfigure the network by changing the states of tie-switches and load demands. Computation speed is one of the major performance indicators in power grid load transfer, as a fast load transfer model can greatly reduce the economic loss of post-fault power grids. In this study, a reinforcement learning method is developed based on a deep deterministic policy gradient. The tedious training process of the reinforcement learning model can be conducted offline, so the model shows satisfactory performance in real-time operation, More >

Bin Chen¹, Ziyang Li¹, Shipeng Li¹, Qingzhou Zhao¹, Xingdou Liu^2,*

Energy Engineering, Vol.121, No.5, pp. 1291-1307, 2024, DOI:10.32604/ee.2024.046374 - 30 April 2024

Abstract To reduce carbon emissions, clean energy is being integrated into the power system. Wind power is connected to the grid in a distributed form, but its high variability poses a challenge to grid stability. This article combines wind turbine monitoring data with numerical weather prediction (NWP) data to create a suitable wind power prediction framework for distributed grids. First, high-precision NWP of the turbine range is achieved using weather research and forecasting models (WRF), and Kriging interpolation locates predicted meteorological data at the turbine site. Then, a preliminary predicted power series is obtained based on More >

Jialin Yu^1,*, Xiaodi Zhang², Qi Zhong¹, Jian Feng¹

Energy Engineering, Vol.121, No.3, pp. 789-806, 2024, DOI:10.32604/ee.2023.043299 - 27 February 2024

Abstract With a further increase in energy flexibility for customers, short-term load forecasting is essential to provide benchmarks for economic dispatch and real-time alerts in power grids. The electrical load series exhibit periodic patterns and share high associations with metrological data. However, current studies have merely focused on point-wise models and failed to sufficiently investigate the periodic patterns of load series, which hinders the further improvement of short-term load forecasting accuracy. Therefore, this paper improved Autoformer to extract the periodic patterns of load series and learn a representative feature from deep decomposition and reconstruction. In addition, More >

Xueting Cheng¹, Ziqi Zhang^2,*, Yueshuang Bao¹, Huiping Zheng¹

Energy Engineering, Vol.120, No.11, pp. 2517-2529, 2023, DOI:10.32604/ee.2023.042633 - 31 October 2023

Abstract At present, the proportion of new energy in the power grid is increasing, and the random fluctuations in power output increase the risk of cascading failures in the power grid. In this paper, we propose a method for identifying high-risk scenarios of interlocking faults in new energy power grids based on a deep embedding clustering (DEC) algorithm and apply it in a risk assessment of cascading failures in different operating scenarios for new energy power grids. First, considering the real-time operation status and system structure of new energy power grids, the scenario cascading failure risk More >