Optimal Scheduling Strategy for Interconnected Multi-region Peaking Resources Considering Network Currents

Under the background of the increasing proportion of new energy power generation, the mismatch of “source-load” occurs between regions. To effectively improve the utilization rate of peaking resources and increase the amount of “source-load” matching, this paper proposes the optimal scheduling of multiregional peaking resources considering network currents. The strategy takes into account the impact of wind power penetration rate on the demand for peaking resources and connects the regions with different peaking characteristics using contact lines. It evaluates and iterates the peaking resources of each region in each time period and finds the optimal amount of peaking resources and the optimal output of thermal power units in each region. Through simulation, the results show that the proposed strategy effectively improves wind power consumption and system operation economy.