Analysis of the Impact of Renewable Energy Sources and Energy Storage Systems on Multi-Stage Transmission Network Expansion Planning

This paper presents a mathematical model to solve the multi-stage transmission network expansion planning (MTNEP) problem considering renewable energy sources (RES) and the allocation of energy storage systems (ESSs). Given the stochastic nature of both renewable energy sources and demand, the imple...

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Main Authors: Mario D. Pastrana, Juan Carlos Cortez, Juan Camilo Lopez, Marina Lavorato, Marcos J. Rider
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author Mario D. Pastrana
Juan Carlos Cortez
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description This paper presents a mathematical model to solve the multi-stage transmission network expansion planning (MTNEP) problem considering renewable energy sources (RES) and the allocation of energy storage systems (ESSs). Given the stochastic nature of both renewable energy sources and demand, the implementation of representative periods (RPs) is proposed. RPs represent the behavior of the electrical power system over time series, including short-term variations, demand and RES correlations, and geographic factors, offering feasible computational complexity to solve the MTNEP problem. The proposed model is formulated as a deterministic equivalent mixed-integer linear programming (MILP) model for a set of RPs. The MILP model optimizes investments in transmission lines (TLs) and ESSs. Furthermore, the MILP model incorporates active power losses through piecewise linearization and <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$N-1$ </tex-math></inline-formula> security constraints. A method is developed to reduce the combinatorial search space to deal with high-dimensional problems. The Garver&#x2019;s 6-bus system, a modified IEEE 24-bus test system, and the northern Colombian transmission system are used to validate the proposed model. An extensive analysis of the impact of RES and ESSs on MTNEP is presented. Simultaneous optimization of TLs and ESSs provides better and cheaper MTNEPs compared to traditional methods. The effectiveness of ESSs in integrating RES, shifting electricity, reducing/delaying investments (especially when considering <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$N-1$ </tex-math></inline-formula> security constraints) and alleviating grid congestion is evidenced. This shows that ESSs have great potential as reinforcement and flexibility elements in the MTNEP problem.
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spelling doaj-art-cb7d51b939e44f2dbe888e10985f5ce62025-08-20T02:43:10ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362025-01-011311195311196810.1109/ACCESS.2025.358272911048777Analysis of the Impact of Renewable Energy Sources and Energy Storage Systems on Multi-Stage Transmission Network Expansion PlanningMario D. Pastrana0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6872-0827Juan Carlos Cortez1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2080-2468Juan Camilo Lopez2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5646-8612Marina Lavorato3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1669-3334Marcos J. Rider4https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5484-1161Corporate Engineering Department, ISA Interconexi&#x00F3;n El&#x00E9;ctrica S.A. E.S.P., Medell&#x00ED;n, ColombiaDepartment of Systems and Energy (DSE), School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (FEEC), Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, S&#x00E3;o Paulo, BrazilFaculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS), University of Twente, Enschede, Overijssel, The NetherlandsDepartment of Systems and Energy (DSE), School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (FEEC), Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, S&#x00E3;o Paulo, BrazilDepartment of Systems and Energy (DSE), School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (FEEC), Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, S&#x00E3;o Paulo, BrazilThis paper presents a mathematical model to solve the multi-stage transmission network expansion planning (MTNEP) problem considering renewable energy sources (RES) and the allocation of energy storage systems (ESSs). Given the stochastic nature of both renewable energy sources and demand, the implementation of representative periods (RPs) is proposed. RPs represent the behavior of the electrical power system over time series, including short-term variations, demand and RES correlations, and geographic factors, offering feasible computational complexity to solve the MTNEP problem. The proposed model is formulated as a deterministic equivalent mixed-integer linear programming (MILP) model for a set of RPs. The MILP model optimizes investments in transmission lines (TLs) and ESSs. Furthermore, the MILP model incorporates active power losses through piecewise linearization and <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$N-1$ </tex-math></inline-formula> security constraints. A method is developed to reduce the combinatorial search space to deal with high-dimensional problems. The Garver&#x2019;s 6-bus system, a modified IEEE 24-bus test system, and the northern Colombian transmission system are used to validate the proposed model. An extensive analysis of the impact of RES and ESSs on MTNEP is presented. Simultaneous optimization of TLs and ESSs provides better and cheaper MTNEPs compared to traditional methods. The effectiveness of ESSs in integrating RES, shifting electricity, reducing/delaying investments (especially when considering <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$N-1$ </tex-math></inline-formula> security constraints) and alleviating grid congestion is evidenced. This shows that ESSs have great potential as reinforcement and flexibility elements in the MTNEP problem.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11048777/Energy storage systemcombinatorial search space reduction methodmixed-integer linear programmingmulti-stage transmission network expansion planningrenewable energy sourcesrepresentative periods
spellingShingle Mario D. Pastrana
Juan Carlos Cortez
Juan Camilo Lopez
Marina Lavorato
Marcos J. Rider
Analysis of the Impact of Renewable Energy Sources and Energy Storage Systems on Multi-Stage Transmission Network Expansion Planning
IEEE Access
Energy storage system
combinatorial search space reduction method
mixed-integer linear programming
multi-stage transmission network expansion planning
renewable energy sources
representative periods
title Analysis of the Impact of Renewable Energy Sources and Energy Storage Systems on Multi-Stage Transmission Network Expansion Planning
title_full Analysis of the Impact of Renewable Energy Sources and Energy Storage Systems on Multi-Stage Transmission Network Expansion Planning
title_fullStr Analysis of the Impact of Renewable Energy Sources and Energy Storage Systems on Multi-Stage Transmission Network Expansion Planning
title_full_unstemmed Analysis of the Impact of Renewable Energy Sources and Energy Storage Systems on Multi-Stage Transmission Network Expansion Planning
title_short Analysis of the Impact of Renewable Energy Sources and Energy Storage Systems on Multi-Stage Transmission Network Expansion Planning
title_sort analysis of the impact of renewable energy sources and energy storage systems on multi stage transmission network expansion planning
topic Energy storage system
combinatorial search space reduction method
mixed-integer linear programming
multi-stage transmission network expansion planning
renewable energy sources
representative periods
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11048777/
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