Application of Mobile Energy Storage to Facilitate Energy Transfer Between TSO and DSO Networks

Abstract

This paper takes advantage of mobile energy storage systems (MES) to increase the liquidity of the integrated TSO and DSO energy market. The energy transfer capacity of distribution systems to the upstream network is limited, and network reinforcement requires a large investment. This paper uses MESs to facilitate energy transfer between the TSO and DSOs and also between DSOs. The proposed model applies trucks for swapping MESs between systems using the time-space network (TSN) technique. The IEEE RTS 24-bus test system is modified by adding downstream distribution systems, and it is used for the evaluation of the proposed model. The result shows that the model successfully operates the MESs and reduces the operational cost alongside calculating the share of different market agents.