A fully distributed control scheme for power balancing in distribution networks. Issue 2 (2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bella, Alessio La; Bonassi, Fabio; Klaus, Pascal; Scattolini, Riccardo
• Is Part Of: IFAC-PapersOnLine. Volume 53:Issue 2(2020)
• Page Start: 13178
• Page End: 13183
• Publication Date: 2020
• Subjects: Electric power systems -- Supervisory control -- Predictive control -- Networked systems -- Smart power applications; Automatic control -- Periodicals; 629.805
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ifacol.2020.12.141
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2405-8963

Abstract

Abstract: The progressive diffusion of generation units based on intermittent renewable energy sources, as well as the increasing volatile power demand, calls for a new framework to compensate the power variability in a local fashion. In this context, the European Union instituted the figure of the Balance Responsible Party, i.e. an entity entitled of internally compensating the power uctuations, exploiting a portfolio of local dispatchable units. Considering a distribution network carrying balance responsibility, this work devises a scalable, fully distributed, multilayer control strategy for internal power balancing. The proposed scheme features multiple local MPC regulators, performing an autonomous power balancing; a supervisory layer based on Distributed Consensus ADMM is introduced to coordinate local regulators when some of them exhausts its local resources. Numerical results eventually show the effectiveness of the approach