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Operating Reserves Task Force

Operating Reserves Task Force. Erik Ela and Michael Milligan, NREL July 18, 2012 MIC Meeting. Proposal to WECC OC. The VGS is proposing the creation of a task force to analyze the benefits and tradeoffs of different operating reserve calculation methods

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Operating Reserves Task Force

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  1. Operating Reserves Task Force Erik Ela and Michael Milligan, NREL July 18, 2012 MIC Meeting

  2. Proposal to WECC OC • The VGS is proposing the creation of a task force to analyze the benefits and tradeoffs of different operating reserve calculation methods • The task force would fall under the OC reporting structure, with VGS SMEs prepared to participate • The task force would use tools and expertise from NREL

  3. Task Force Objectives • Step 1: Review of current and proposed methods for reserve requirements (continuation of VGS initiative) • Step 2: Use requirements in simulation models and compare ACE and cost metrics among all methods • Step 3: Look through data results to see what influences needs • Step 4: Determine if new reserve requirement method is appropriate for recommendation

  4. FESTIV • Flexible Energy Scheduling Tool for Integration of VG • SCUC, SCED, and AGC sub-models • Models at high resolution • Typically AGC, the highest resolution is at 2-6 seconds • Models multiple time frames with communication between sub-models • Multiple chances of forecast error and forecast correction • Interval length, interval update frequency, process time and optimization horizon configurable • Flexible operating structures • All modeling timing parameters, how reserves are used, AGC mode of operation, etc. • Deployment of operating reserves modeled • Definitions defined by user • Reserves are held in one sub-model and used in another • Can measure effectiveness of operating reserves in terms of both costs and reliability

  5. Operating Reserves and VG “Operating Reserves and Variable Generation” Erik Ela, Michael Milligan, and Brendan Kirby August 2011: http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy11osti/51978.pdf What are the operating reserves standards and policies in practice? What types of operating reserve methods are being proposed in research? How does variable generation change the need?

  6. Operating Reserves: Capacity above or below that which is scheduled and used to maintain the active power balance of the system during operations Upward and downward response at all time scales For multitude of reasons: Maintain frequency at nominal level (60 Hz in U.S.) Reduce Area Control Error (ACE) to zero Assist neighboring balancing authority Reduce over flow of transmission lines and transformers Manage Voltage (mostly done with reactive power) Etc. Reactive Power Reserves: Reactive Power capacity to facilitate voltage control (not discussed here) Planning Reserves: Long term capacity to ensure system adequacy (not discussed here) Definitions (for this presentation)

  7. Operating Reserve Categorization Operating Reserve Non-event Event Regulating Reserve Following Reserve Contingency Reserve Ramping Reserve Automatic Within optimal dispatch Manual Part of optimal dispatch Instantaneous Non-Instantaneous primary secondary tertiary secondary tertiary Replace primary and secondary Stabilize Frequency Replace secondary Return Frequency to nominal and/or ACE to zero Correct the current ACE Return Frequency to nominal and/or ACE to zero Correct the anticipated ACE

  8. Regulation Reserve in North America

  9. Future methods with consideration of high penetration of Variable Generation

  10. Wind Integration Study Summaries • NYISO/NYSERDA 2005 (10% capacity): • No additional contingency reserves. • Regulating reserves require slight increase based on keeping 3 sigma of variability. • Minnesota 2006 (25% energy): • No additional contingency reserves. • Regulating reserves based on geometric addition of load and wind variability, with wind variability based on 100 MW wind farms. Used 5 sigma. • Load following reserve based on 2 sigma of five minute changes in net load. • Operating reserve margin (comb. of load following and ramping reserve) based on hourly forecast errors and was a dynamic requirement based on the hourly forecast.

  11. Wind Integration Study Summaries • California ISO 2007 (20% capacity): • Detailed observation of CAISO scheduling time lines including ED initiation, completion, and basepoint interval. • Used “swinging door” algorithm to calculate regulating reserves and load following reserves which quantifies needs of capacity, ramp rate, and ramp duration. • Study showed that persistence forecast errors can impact regulating reserves. • All Island Grid Study 2008 (multiple scenarios): • Spinning Reserve based on largest contingency and additional contribution from wind. • Replacement reserve (can be provided by offline units with startup times less than 60 minutes) was calculated by tool that looked at probabilistic distributions of wind and load forecasts. This was based on how the thousands of scenarios for wind and load were reduced to the 5 or 6 used in the simulation that the 90th percentile should be met.

  12. EWITS Methods Reserve demand as a function of Predicted operating levels (wind, load)

  13. Next Steps… Questions? Erik.Ela@nrel.gov Michael.Milligan@nrel.gov Questions?

  14. European comparison

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