Gbadamosi, S L and Nwulu, N I (2020) Optimal planning of renewable energy systems for power loss reduction in transmission expansion planning. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 18(5), pp. 1209-1222. ISSN 1726-0531
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to address the efficiency of power losses representation while still reducing the computational burden of an optimal power flow (OPF) model in transmission expansion planning (TEP) studies. Design/methodology/approach: A modified TEP model is formulated with inclusions of linearized approximation of power losses for a large-scale power system with renewable energy sources. The multi-objectives function determines the effect of transmission line losses on the optimal power generation dispatch in the power system with and without inclusion of renewable energy sources with emphasis on minimizing the investment and operation costs, emission and the power losses. Findings: This study investigates the impact of renewable energy sources on system operating characteristics such as transmission power losses and voltage profile. Sensitivity analysis of the performance for the developed deterministic quadratic programming models was analyzed based on optimal generated power and losses on the system. Research limitations/implications: In the future, a comparison of the alternating current OPF and direct current (DC) OPF models based on the proposed mathematical formulations can be carried out to determine the efficiency and reduction of computation process of the two models. Practical implications: This paper proposed an accurate way of computing transmission losses in DC OPF for a TEP context with a view of achieving a minimal computation time. Originality/value: This paper addresses the following objectives: develop a modified DC OPF with a linearized approximation of power losses in TEP problem with large integration of RES. Investigate the impact of RES on system operating characteristics such as transmission power losses and voltage profile.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | optimal power flow; power losses; renewable energy sources; transmission expansion planning |
| Index terms: | power generation, renewable energy system, efficiency, power loss, methodology, integration, programming, computation, computing, renewable energy source, sensitivity analysis |
| Subjects: | organizational analysis, environmental hazards, performance management, research methods, energy systems, computational methods, programming, computing systems |
| Topics: | Sustainability, Research Practice, Organizational Design, Digital Applications, Quality Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCT |
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