Representing node-internal transmission and distribution grids in energy system models

RENEWABLE ENERGY

卷:119

Article

Hess, Denis¹  Wetzel, Manuel¹  Cao, Karl-Kien¹ 

[1] German Aerosp Ctr DLR, Inst Engn Thermodynam, Dept Syst Anal & Technol Assessment, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany

关键词: Grid expansion;    Copper plate;    Energy system model;    Balanced energy mix;    Fluctuating and dispatchable renewable energy shares;    CSP-HVDC;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.renene.2017.10.041

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Today's energy system models calculate power flows between simplified nodes representing transmission and distribution grid of a region or a country so called copper plates. Such nodes are often restricted to a few tens thus the grid is not well represented or totally neglected in the whole energy system analysis due to limited computational performance using such Models. Here we introduce our new methodology of node-internal grid calculation representing the electricity grid in cost values based on strong correlations between peak load, grid cost and feed-in share of wind and photovoltaic capacity. We validate in our case study this approach using a 491 node model for Germany. This examination area is modelled as enclosed energy system to calculate the grid in a 100% renewable energy system in 2050 enabling maximum grid expansion. Our grid model facilitates grid expansion cost and reduces computational effort. The quantification of the German electricity grid show that the grid makes up to 12% of total system cost equivalent up to 12 billion per year. (C) 2017 ElSeviet Ltd. All rights reserved.

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