Security of supply with dispersed integration of wind power in distribution networks

Increased penetration of wind power into distribution networks can be limited by intermittency of wind power and its effects on security of supply. This paper investigates this problem in the context of dispersed integration and proposes an inventive approach to quantify the security benefits with the level of diversity of wind in a distribution network. The approach is framed through Monte Carlo simulation by modelling key variants that include wind regime correlation, economical constraints of standing reserve units, and random outages. A case study is performed and results suggest that the dispersed integration can improve the security of supply up to a threshold. The threshold does not necessarily correlate with the level of diversity of wind power.