The Contribution of Different Electric Vehicle Control Strategies to Dynamical Grid Stability
arXiv:1708.03531
Abstract
A major challenge for power grids with a high share of renewable energy systems (RES), such as island grids, is to provide frequency stability in the face of renewable fluctuations. In this work we evaluate the ability of electric vehicles (EV) to provide distributed primary control and to eliminate frequency peaks. To do so we for the first time explicitly model the network structure and incorporate non-Gaussian, strongly intermittent fluctuations typical for RES. We show that EVs can completely eliminate frequency peaks. Using threshold randomization we further demonstrate that demand synchronization effects and battery stresses can be greatly reduced. In contrast, explicit frequency averaging has a strong destabilizing effect, suggesting that the role of delays in distributed control schemes requires further studies. Overall we find that distributed control outperforms central one. The results are robust against a further increase in renewable power production and fluctuations.
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