Assessment of Regulation Capacity Requirements for Sending-End Grids Considering Frequency Security

With the large-scale integration of converter-based renewable energy into power systems and the large-scale construction of HVDC, risks associated with supply–demand imbalance and post-contingency frequency instability of sending-end power grids have significantly escalated. This paper proposes a no...

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Main Authors: Min Li, Xiaodi Wang, Fang Liu, Xiaming Guo, Dawei Chen, Yunfeng Wen
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Published: MDPI AG 2025-07-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/18/13/3577
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description With the large-scale integration of converter-based renewable energy into power systems and the large-scale construction of HVDC, risks associated with supply–demand imbalance and post-contingency frequency instability of sending-end power grids have significantly escalated. This paper proposes a novel method for evaluating the regulation capacity requirements of sending-end grids, addressing both normal-state power balance and post-disturbance frequency security. In normal states, multiple flexible metrics that can quantify the supply–demand imbalance trend are introduced. Then, thermal power units and energy storage serve as the benchmark to quantify the specific capacity requirements. For post-contingencies, frequency security metrics are derived based on the system frequency dynamic model with synchronous generators, renewable energy, and energy storage. The derived frequency security metrics can quantify the credible frequency regulation capacity required to ensure system stability under a predefined disturbance. A multi-objective capacity requirement assessment model for both the normal state and the post-contingency frequency regulation is ultimately formulated to determine the minimum capacity requirements. The effectiveness of the proposed evaluation method is verified using the numerical simulation based on a practical sending-end grid.
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spelling doaj-art-e76e081d0c95429ea26a1f1f571da3122025-08-20T03:16:55ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732025-07-011813357710.3390/en18133577Assessment of Regulation Capacity Requirements for Sending-End Grids Considering Frequency SecurityMin Li0Xiaodi Wang1Fang Liu2Xiaming Guo3Dawei Chen4Yunfeng Wen5State Grid Sichuan Economic Research Institute, Chengdu 610095, ChinaState Grid Sichuan Economic Research Institute, Chengdu 610095, ChinaState Grid Sichuan Economic Research Institute, Chengdu 610095, ChinaState Grid Sichuan Economic Research Institute, Chengdu 610095, ChinaCollege of Electrical and Information Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, ChinaCollege of Electrical and Information Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, ChinaWith the large-scale integration of converter-based renewable energy into power systems and the large-scale construction of HVDC, risks associated with supply–demand imbalance and post-contingency frequency instability of sending-end power grids have significantly escalated. This paper proposes a novel method for evaluating the regulation capacity requirements of sending-end grids, addressing both normal-state power balance and post-disturbance frequency security. In normal states, multiple flexible metrics that can quantify the supply–demand imbalance trend are introduced. Then, thermal power units and energy storage serve as the benchmark to quantify the specific capacity requirements. For post-contingencies, frequency security metrics are derived based on the system frequency dynamic model with synchronous generators, renewable energy, and energy storage. The derived frequency security metrics can quantify the credible frequency regulation capacity required to ensure system stability under a predefined disturbance. A multi-objective capacity requirement assessment model for both the normal state and the post-contingency frequency regulation is ultimately formulated to determine the minimum capacity requirements. The effectiveness of the proposed evaluation method is verified using the numerical simulation based on a practical sending-end grid.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/18/13/3577capacity requirementsflexibilityfrequency securityfrequency regulation capacityinertia requirements
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Energies
capacity requirements
flexibility
frequency security
frequency regulation capacity
inertia requirements
title Assessment of Regulation Capacity Requirements for Sending-End Grids Considering Frequency Security
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title_short Assessment of Regulation Capacity Requirements for Sending-End Grids Considering Frequency Security
title_sort assessment of regulation capacity requirements for sending end grids considering frequency security
topic capacity requirements
flexibility
frequency security
frequency regulation capacity
inertia requirements
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