Regional Frequency Measurement Point Selection and System Partitioning Method for High-Renewable-Energy-Penetration Power System

The integration of high proportions of renewable energy into power systems to replace traditional synchronous generators has led to continuous weakening of the system inertia support and primary frequency regulation resources. Spatiotemporal dispersion of the system’s frequency response has become i...

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Main Authors: Dongdong Li, Zhenfei Yao, Yin Yao, Bo Xu, Fan Yang
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Published: MDPI AG 2025-06-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/18/12/3040
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Fan Yang
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description The integration of high proportions of renewable energy into power systems to replace traditional synchronous generators has led to continuous weakening of the system inertia support and primary frequency regulation resources. Spatiotemporal dispersion of the system’s frequency response has become increasingly prominent. Historical data from numerous frequency disturbance events show that the unified system’s frequency can no longer accurately represent the variations in the frequency response at each node in the system. To address this issue, a method for frequency measurement point selection and system partitioning in a high-renewable-energy-penetration power system is proposed. Firstly, the frequency regulation influence (FRI) index is defined to quantify the comprehensive ability of nodes to dynamically regulate the spatiotemporal dynamics of the power system’s frequency, identifying key frequency regulation nodes as the regional frequency measurement points. Secondly, a hierarchical clustering method is employed to partition the remaining nodes around the frequency measurement points, and the optimal partitioning result is evaluated using modularity indicators. Finally, the effectiveness of the proposed method is verified using a modified standard 39-node system. The simulation results reveal that the proposed frequency measurement point selection and system partitioning method can effectively enhance the accuracy of regional frequency response measurements, as well as the evaluation accuracy of inertia and primary frequency regulation.
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spelling doaj-art-9799ff8367a1403d96fa211ded72ea9e2025-08-20T03:24:33ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732025-06-011812304010.3390/en18123040Regional Frequency Measurement Point Selection and System Partitioning Method for High-Renewable-Energy-Penetration Power SystemDongdong Li0Zhenfei Yao1Yin Yao2Bo Xu3Fan Yang4College of Electrical Engineering, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai 200090, ChinaCollege of Electrical Engineering, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai 200090, ChinaCollege of Electrical Engineering, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai 200090, ChinaCollege of Electrical Engineering, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai 200090, ChinaCollege of Electrical Engineering, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai 200090, ChinaThe integration of high proportions of renewable energy into power systems to replace traditional synchronous generators has led to continuous weakening of the system inertia support and primary frequency regulation resources. Spatiotemporal dispersion of the system’s frequency response has become increasingly prominent. Historical data from numerous frequency disturbance events show that the unified system’s frequency can no longer accurately represent the variations in the frequency response at each node in the system. To address this issue, a method for frequency measurement point selection and system partitioning in a high-renewable-energy-penetration power system is proposed. Firstly, the frequency regulation influence (FRI) index is defined to quantify the comprehensive ability of nodes to dynamically regulate the spatiotemporal dynamics of the power system’s frequency, identifying key frequency regulation nodes as the regional frequency measurement points. Secondly, a hierarchical clustering method is employed to partition the remaining nodes around the frequency measurement points, and the optimal partitioning result is evaluated using modularity indicators. Finally, the effectiveness of the proposed method is verified using a modified standard 39-node system. The simulation results reveal that the proposed frequency measurement point selection and system partitioning method can effectively enhance the accuracy of regional frequency response measurements, as well as the evaluation accuracy of inertia and primary frequency regulation.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/18/12/3040frequency dispersionsystem partitioningkey node identificationhierarchical clustering
spellingShingle Dongdong Li
Zhenfei Yao
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Regional Frequency Measurement Point Selection and System Partitioning Method for High-Renewable-Energy-Penetration Power System
Energies
frequency dispersion
system partitioning
key node identification
hierarchical clustering
title Regional Frequency Measurement Point Selection and System Partitioning Method for High-Renewable-Energy-Penetration Power System
title_full Regional Frequency Measurement Point Selection and System Partitioning Method for High-Renewable-Energy-Penetration Power System
title_fullStr Regional Frequency Measurement Point Selection and System Partitioning Method for High-Renewable-Energy-Penetration Power System
title_full_unstemmed Regional Frequency Measurement Point Selection and System Partitioning Method for High-Renewable-Energy-Penetration Power System
title_short Regional Frequency Measurement Point Selection and System Partitioning Method for High-Renewable-Energy-Penetration Power System
title_sort regional frequency measurement point selection and system partitioning method for high renewable energy penetration power system
topic frequency dispersion
system partitioning
key node identification
hierarchical clustering
url https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/18/12/3040
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