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Stylianos I. Vagropoulos - IEEE Xplore Author Profile

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This paper presents the major outcomes and prospects of the ELVIS research project which aims to deliver a fully integrated market-based smart charging services platform to Electric Vehicle Aggregators. The platform includes three innovative components for use in real-world cases: an online profiling and forecasting tool for plug-in electric vehicle fleets, a series of innovative mathematical mode...Show More
Electric Vehicles (EVs) are becoming increasingly prevalent in modern transportation systems. Their fast penetration is followed by a need for accurate forecasting of EV load curves, a process particularly important for market entities like electricity suppliers and/or electric vehicle aggregators that participate in wholesale electricity markets. In this paper, two deep learning forecasting model...Show More
We present an efficient demand response formulation embedded in a short-term power system scheduling framework suitable to cope with increasing renewable energy injections. The proposed framework comprises a real time unified unit commitment-economic dispatch model coupled with a generic model for responsive residential, commercial and industrial loads. In this way, a more efficient utilization of...Show More
In this paper an innovative, hierarchical, four-level optimization framework is proposed to model the optimal participation of Electric Vehicle Aggregators (EVAs) in day-ahead and real-time energy and regulation markets in conjunction with the optimal real-time charging management of the EV fleet. The scope of the framework is to incorporate in an integrated approach all the conjugated optimizatio...Show More
This paper investigates the impact of plug-in electric vehicle (EV) integration on the power systems scheduling and energy cost. An intermediary entity, the EV aggregator, participates in the market on behalf of the EV owners by optimally self-scheduling under the price-taking approach. Through detailed rolling simulations for a year and different EVs' penetration scenarios at a large insular powe...Show More
This paper compares four practical methods for electricity generation forecasting of grid-connected Photovoltaic (PV) plants, namely Seasonal Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (SARIMA) modeling, SARIMAX modeling (SARIMA modeling with exogenous factor), modified SARIMA modeling, as a result of an a posteriori modification of the SARIMA model, and ANN-based modeling. Interesting results regar...Show More
A framework for real-time (RT) charging management of an electric vehicle aggregator (EVA) participating in electric energy and regulation markets is proposed. The developed models, which assign charging set points to the electric vehicles (EVs) based on evolving EV charging priorities, are formulated as linear programs that can be solved very fast. A model of the most common (constant current-con...Show More
The increasing shares of renewable energy in power systems have a significant impact on the operation of electricity markets and grids worldwide. This paper provides an overview of the main challenges that high shares of renewable generation introduce in the power system management and electricity markets operation as well as a brief description of potential solutions for alleviating the negative ...Show More
In this paper a novel scenario generation methodology based on artificial neural networks (ANNs) is proposed. The methodology is able to create scenarios for various power system-related stochastic variables. Scenario reduction methodologies can then be applied to effectively reduce the number of scenarios. An application of the methodology for the creation of short-term electric load scenarios fo...Show More
This paper examines the value of load shifting (LS) and its impact on the scheduling and operation of large insular power systems which are typically characterized by high electricity generation cost and often by high Renewable Energy Resources (RES) share in the generation mix. An optimization model for the integration of load shifting in the unit commitment problem is presented and consecutive d...Show More
In this paper a risk-averse producer who participates in a transmission-constrained day-ahead electricity market is considered. The producer objective is to maximize the expected profit from selling energy in the day-ahead market, avoiding at the same time the risk of experiencing low profit scenarios. For this purpose, a two-stage stochastic bi-level optimization model is developed, where the unc...Show More
Climate change and diminishing fossil natural resources have motivated governments worldwide to incentivize the exploitation of the available renewable energy sources (RES). Saturated island systems have already exploited considerable amounts of the available renewable energy potential. However, technical limitations imposed by the conventional generation fleet restrict further RES development. Hy...Show More
This paper assesses the financial viability of an investment on Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (EVCSs) from a commercial/industrial workplace with a parking lot, which acts as a reseller that purchases energy from the grid and then sells energy to the Electric Vehicle (EV) owners at a new flat rate tariff. Investment cost drivers (expected EVCSs costs, anticipated EV charging needs, EVCSs oper...Show More
This paper examines the impact that the installation of battery energy storage systems (BESSs) has on the daily scheduling and operation of the insular power system of Crete. An optimization model for the integration of BESS in the day-ahead unit commitment problem of isolated power systems is developed and annual simulations are carried out for BESSs of different dimensioning regarding power, cap...Show More
This paper addresses two practical methods for electricity generation forecasting of grid-connected PV plants. The first model is based on seasonal ARIMA time-series analysis and is further improved by incorporating short-term solar radiation forecasts derived from NWP models. The second model adopts artificial neural networks with multiple inputs. Day-ahead and rolling intra-day forecast updates ...Show More
This work evaluates the opportunities for increased profits owing to the better management of energy deviations under a synergistic supply offer and demand bidding strategy of a wind energy producer and an electric vehicle (EV) aggregator that participate in day-ahead energy and regulation reserve market. The new market player acts as a prosumer and participates in the electricity market with syne...Show More
This paper determines the optimal bidding strategy of an electric vehicle (EV) aggregator participating in day-ahead energy and regulation markets using stochastic optimization. Key sources of uncertainty affecting the bidding strategy are identified and incorporated in the stochastic optimization model. The aggregator portfolio optimization model should include inevitable deviations between day-a...Show More