Flexibility extension in hydropower for the provision of frequency control services within the European energy transition
This paper presents a comprehensive assessment of the large-scale deployment of hydropower on the provision of frequency regulation services, when equipped with the extended flexibility solutions being developed and/or tested within the scope of the XFLEX HYDRO project. The current analysis is perfo...
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| description | This paper presents a comprehensive assessment of the large-scale deployment of hydropower on the provision of frequency regulation services, when equipped with the extended flexibility solutions being developed and/or tested within the scope of the XFLEX HYDRO project. The current analysis is performed on the Iberian Peninsula (IP) power grid considering its interconnection to the Continental Europe (CE) system, since this power system zone is expected to have the most severe frequency transient behaviour in future scenarios with increased shares of variable renewable energies. For this purpose, prospective scenarios with increased shares of time variable renewable generation were identified and analysed. To assess the impacts of the hydropower flexibility solutions on frequency dynamics after a major active power loss, extensive time domain simulations were performed of the power system, including reliable reduced order dynamic models for the hydropower flexibility solutions under evaluation. This research assesses the effects of synchronous and synthetic inertia, and of the Frequency Containment Reserve (FCR) and Fast Frequency Response (FFR) services as specified in European grid codes. The main findings highlight the potential of hydropower inertia and of adopting a variable speed technology for enhancing frequency stability, while contribute to better understand the role of hydropower plants in future power systems. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-aac63074b22b46de8d8337884e596ea72024-11-25T04:40:30ZengElsevierInternational Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems0142-06152024-02-01156109689Flexibility extension in hydropower for the provision of frequency control services within the European energy transitionM.H. Vasconcelos0M.V. Castro1C. Nicolet2C.L. Moreira3FEUP, Universidade do Porto, rua Dr. Roberto Frias, s/n, Porto 4200-465, Portugal; INESC TEC, rua Dr. Roberto Frias, s/n, Porto 4200-465, Portugal; Corresponding author at: FEUP, Universidade do Porto, rua Dr. Roberto Frias, s/n, Porto 4200-465, Portugal.INESC TEC, rua Dr. Roberto Frias, s/n, Porto 4200-465, PortugalPower Vision Engineering Sàrl, CH-1025 St-Sulpice, SwitzerlandFEUP, Universidade do Porto, rua Dr. Roberto Frias, s/n, Porto 4200-465, Portugal; INESC TEC, rua Dr. Roberto Frias, s/n, Porto 4200-465, PortugalThis paper presents a comprehensive assessment of the large-scale deployment of hydropower on the provision of frequency regulation services, when equipped with the extended flexibility solutions being developed and/or tested within the scope of the XFLEX HYDRO project. The current analysis is performed on the Iberian Peninsula (IP) power grid considering its interconnection to the Continental Europe (CE) system, since this power system zone is expected to have the most severe frequency transient behaviour in future scenarios with increased shares of variable renewable energies. For this purpose, prospective scenarios with increased shares of time variable renewable generation were identified and analysed. To assess the impacts of the hydropower flexibility solutions on frequency dynamics after a major active power loss, extensive time domain simulations were performed of the power system, including reliable reduced order dynamic models for the hydropower flexibility solutions under evaluation. This research assesses the effects of synchronous and synthetic inertia, and of the Frequency Containment Reserve (FCR) and Fast Frequency Response (FFR) services as specified in European grid codes. The main findings highlight the potential of hydropower inertia and of adopting a variable speed technology for enhancing frequency stability, while contribute to better understand the role of hydropower plants in future power systems.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0142061523007469Ancillary servicesFrequency controlHydropower plantsVariable speedInertia |
| spellingShingle | M.H. Vasconcelos M.V. Castro C. Nicolet C.L. Moreira Flexibility extension in hydropower for the provision of frequency control services within the European energy transition International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems Ancillary services Frequency control Hydropower plants Variable speed Inertia |
| title | Flexibility extension in hydropower for the provision of frequency control services within the European energy transition |
| title_full | Flexibility extension in hydropower for the provision of frequency control services within the European energy transition |
| title_fullStr | Flexibility extension in hydropower for the provision of frequency control services within the European energy transition |
| title_full_unstemmed | Flexibility extension in hydropower for the provision of frequency control services within the European energy transition |
| title_short | Flexibility extension in hydropower for the provision of frequency control services within the European energy transition |
| title_sort | flexibility extension in hydropower for the provision of frequency control services within the european energy transition |
| topic | Ancillary services Frequency control Hydropower plants Variable speed Inertia |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0142061523007469 |
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