Fast demand response as an enabling technology for high renewable energy penetration in isolated power systems

Author

Nikolic, D. ; Negnevitsky, Michael ; de Groot, M. ; Gamble, S. ; Forbes, James R. ; Ross, M.

Author_Institution

Hydro Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia

fYear

2014

fDate

27-31 July 2014

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

Isolated power systems (IPSs) up to 20MW capacity are often based on diesel generators. Due to the high cost of diesel fuel supply, as well as environmental concerns, IPSs should ideally include a large proportion of renewable energy generation. We report on the implementation of a simple, finegrained and fast demand response (DR) technology to enable high wind penetration in an IPS. This solution is based on centralized two-way communication and control of residential and commercial loads. DR can be dispatched and confirmed within 1 second. The technology has been installed and successfully tested in an IPS on an island in Australia.

Keywords

demand side management; smart power grids; DR technology; IPS; centralized two-way communication; commercial loads; demand response technology; diesel fuel supply; diesel generators; high wind penetration; isolated power systems; renewable energy generation; residential loads; Control systems; Generators; Load management; Power system stability; Smart grids; Spinning; Demand Response; Isolated Power Systems; Smart Grids;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

PES General Meeting | Conference & Exposition, 2014 IEEE

Conference_Location

National Harbor, MD

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PESGM.2014.6939282

Filename

6939282