Title :
A simulation solution of the integration of wind power into an electricity generating network
Author :
Brady, Thomas F.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng. Technol., Westville, IN, USA
Abstract :
To effectively harness the power of wind electricity generation, significant infrastructure challenges exist. First, the individual wind turbines must be sited and constructed as part of a wind farm. Second, the wind farm must be connected to the electricity grid infrastructure and the power generated managed accordingly. Due to its stochastic nature, wind energy cannot be controlled; it must be managed. The integration and management of wind power within the highly complex, interconnected electricity infrastructure of the United States presents numerous policy making and decision analysis scenarios. The purpose of this paper is to develop a simulation framework for analyzing the integration of wind power into the generation system of a utility company. An analysis of public domain wind data is presented and specifics of how to transform this data into a compact, efficient representation suitable for simulation modeling is presented. Finally, performance metrics relative to wind effects are discussed.
Keywords :
power grids; power system management; wind power plants; wind turbines; United States; decision analysis; electricity generating network; electricity grid infrastructure; policy making; wind electricity generation; wind energy; wind farm; wind power; wind turbines; Analytical models; Energy management; Power generation; Power grids; Power system management; Wind energy; Wind energy generation; Wind farms; Wind power generation; Wind turbines;
Conference_Titel :
Simulation Conference (WSC), Proceedings of the 2009 Winter
Conference_Location :
Austin, TX
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5770-0
DOI :
10.1109/WSC.2009.5429300