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Transformer-enhanced multi-agent reinforcement learning for dynamic electric logistics Fleet routing under time-varying traffic 时变交通条件下电力物流动态车队路径的变压器增强多智能体强化学习
IF 11 1区 工程技术 Q1 ENERGY & FUELS Pub Date : 2026-05-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2026.127612
Wei Liu , Youqi Wang , Bingbing Li , Yixun Wen , Hao Zhang , Weichao Zhuang , Guodong Yin , Boli Chen
This paper proposes a Transformer-Enhanced Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning (TE-MARL) framework for electric logistics fleet routing under time-varying traffic and coupled power-grid loads, with the goal of minimizing overall operating cost. First, we develop a linear congestion model with a 30-min smooth transition to approximate the continuous dynamics of traffic flows. In parallel, we establish an energy consumption–charging coupling model that captures the effects of congestion, speed, specific energy consumption, and peak–valley grid-load fluctuations on charging efficiency. Next, we design a three-module Transformer-based policy network that incorporates traffic-aware attention to strengthen the representation of congestion features. The framework employs centralized training with decentralized execution (CTDE) and Proximal Policy Optimization (PPO) to enhance generalization and stability in highly dynamic environments. Beyond conventional objectives such as minimizing travel time and energy consumption, we introduce a Traffic Adaptability Cost metric to quantify the robustness of routing solutions to traffic fluctuations. Extensive experiments under high station density and multi-vehicle coordination compare TE-MARL with state-of-the-art learning-based and heuristic baselines. The results indicate that, on a representative C100-S20-V8 instance, TE-MARL reduces total travel time and total energy consumption by 20.4% and 17.6% relative to a MARL baseline, and by 14.9% and 10.9% relative to a hybrid Q-DH method, while achieving 100% feasibility and higher traffic adaptability. These gains substantially mitigate the risks of peak-hour time-window violations and excessive energy use.
本文提出了一种变压器增强多智能体强化学习(TE-MARL)框架,用于时变交通和耦合电网负荷下的电力物流车队路径选择,目标是使总体运行成本最小化。首先,我们建立了一个具有30分钟平滑过渡的线性拥堵模型,以近似交通流的连续动态。同时,我们建立了一个能量消耗-充电耦合模型,该模型捕捉了拥堵、速度、比能量消耗和峰谷电网负荷波动对充电效率的影响。接下来,我们设计了一个基于三模块变压器的策略网络,该网络包含交通感知注意力,以加强拥堵特征的表示。该框架采用集中训练与分散执行(CTDE)和近端策略优化(PPO)来增强在高动态环境中的泛化和稳定性。除了最小化旅行时间和能源消耗等传统目标之外,我们引入了交通适应性成本度量来量化路由解决方案对交通波动的鲁棒性。在高站点密度和多车辆协调下的大量实验将TE-MARL与最先进的基于学习和启发式基线进行了比较。结果表明,在具有代表性的C100-S20-V8实例上,TE-MARL相对于MARL基准减少了20.4%和17.6%的总行程时间和总能耗,相对于混合Q-DH方法减少了14.9%和10.9%,同时实现了100%的可行性和更高的交通适应性。这些收益大大降低了高峰时间窗口违规和过度能源使用的风险。
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Numerical insights into the interplay between mass transport and parasitic hydrogen evolution in vanadium redox flow batteries 钒氧化还原液流电池中质量传递与寄生析氢相互作用的数值分析
IF 11 1区 工程技术 Q1 ENERGY & FUELS Pub Date : 2026-05-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2026.127565
Haoyao Rao , Fan Yang , Lyuming Pan , Meisheng Han , Jing Sun , Jiayou Ren , Honghao Qi , Xiaoqian Xu , Yubai Li , Puiki Leung , Qinping Jian , Lei Wei , Tianshou Zhao
Efforts to increase power density, primarily motivated by the need to reduce capital cost, have become a central focus in research on redox flow batteries (RFBs). However, the increase in power density intensifies the parasitic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) at the negative electrode, posing a significant operational challenge for RFBs. Conventional engineering countermeasures frequently involve lowering the charging cut-off voltage to mitigate HER. However, this approach reduces electrolyte utilization, ultimately leading to increased electrolyte costs. To enable more rigorous control strategies and elucidate the mechanistic basis of hydrogen evolution, a three-dimensional model incorporating HER phenomena in vanadium RFBs is developed in this work. The numerical simulation and accompanying experiments indicate that HER displays pronounced spatial heterogeneity across the porous electrode, producing hotspots for gas formation and accumulation, where active-species concentrations are low and under-rib convection is weak. Enhancing mass transport and improving the uniformity of active-species distribution are shown to substantially mitigate HER. We find that increasing the electrolyte flow rate from 1 to 11 mL min−1 cm−2 reduced the hydrogen gas fraction within the electrode from ∼1.2% to ∼0.4% while raising state of charge (SOC) from 0.8 to 0.9, a strategy that suggests simultaneous improvement of SOC and suppression of the HER side reaction is achievable, but this method incurs higher pumping losses. Moreover, HER is sensitive to other operating conditions (e.g., current density and cut-off voltage), which similarly imply trade-offs between instantaneous power density, electrolyte utilization, and parasitic losses. Collectively, the model and supporting experiments provide mechanistic insight into HER behavior during RFB operation, offering guidance to mitigate these trade-offs and minimize parasitic reactions, thereby enhancing overall system efficiency and durability.
提高功率密度的主要动机是降低资本成本,这已经成为氧化还原液流电池(rfb)研究的焦点。然而,功率密度的增加加剧了负极的寄生析氢反应(HER),这对rfb的操作构成了重大挑战。传统的工程对策通常包括降低充电截止电压以减轻HER。然而,这种方法降低了电解质的利用率,最终导致电解质成本的增加。为了实现更严格的控制策略并阐明析氢的机理基础,本文建立了含钒rfb中HER现象的三维模型。数值模拟和相关实验表明,HER在多孔电极上表现出明显的空间异质性,产生了气体形成和聚集的热点,活性物质浓度低,肋下对流弱。增强质量输运和改善活性物种分布均匀性可以显著缓解高温。我们发现,将电解质流速从1 mL min - 1 cm - 2增加到11 mL min - 1 cm - 2,将电极内的氢气分数从~ 1.2%降低到~ 0.4%,同时将荷电状态(SOC)从0.8提高到0.9,这表明可以同时提高SOC和抑制HER副反应,但这种方法会导致更高的泵送损失。此外,HER对其他操作条件(例如电流密度和截止电压)很敏感,这同样意味着在瞬时功率密度、电解质利用率和寄生损耗之间进行权衡。总的来说,模型和支持实验提供了RFB运行过程中HER行为的机理洞察,为减轻这些权衡和最小化寄生反应提供了指导,从而提高了整个系统的效率和耐用性。
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Coordination of community energy storage system and prosumers for FCAS via battery modular management and capacity rental 通过电池模块化管理和容量租赁,协调FCAS的社区储能系统和产用用户
IF 11 1区 工程技术 Q1 ENERGY & FUELS Pub Date : 2026-05-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2026.127553
Mingyang Sun , Cuo Zhang , Jing Qiu , Gang Lei , Xin Lu , Jianguo Zhu
Due to their superior rapid response capabilities, community energy storage systems (CESS) can readily secure bids for frequency control ancillary services (FCAS). However, insufficient attention has been paid to the constrained integration of CESS and prosumers for FCAS, particularly to ensure the safe operation of CESS. This paper proposes a coordination framework based on a battery modular energy management model for CESS and prosumers within a community. The battery module's lifespan is considered and extended by regulating the depth-of-discharge range for each CESS module. Leveraging the CESS capacity rental can ensure uninterrupted FCAS performance, even in the presence of severe CESS module degradation and substantial frequency deviations. The coordination framework can foster additional arbitrage opportunities for prosumers. The effectiveness of the proposed coordination framework for CESS and prosumers, as well as the capacity rental model, is validated through simulations on a modified IEEE 39-bus system in various CESS states. A rolling quota allocation algorithm is proposed to dynamically adjust the participation quotas of residential and industrial prosumers based on their activity levels, thereby establishing a differentiated allocation mechanism that effectively addresses the limitations of traditional static schemes in adapting to changes in prosumer behavior. The simulation results show that the proposed method can effectively mitigate CESS degradation and enhance profitability for proactive prosumers and CESS.
由于其卓越的快速响应能力,社区储能系统(CESS)可以很容易地获得频率控制辅助服务(FCAS)的投标。然而,对于FCAS的CESS和产消者的约束整合,特别是确保CESS的安全运行,却没有得到足够的重视。本文提出了一个基于电池模块化能源管理模型的协调框架,适用于社区内的CESS和产消者。通过调节每个CESS模块的放电深度范围,考虑并延长了电池模块的寿命。利用CESS容量租赁可以确保不间断的FCAS性能,即使存在严重的CESS模块退化和严重的频率偏差。协调框架可以为产消者创造额外的套利机会。通过对改进的IEEE 39总线系统在不同CESS状态下的仿真,验证了所提出的CESS和产消协调框架以及容量租赁模型的有效性。提出了一种滚动配额分配算法,根据居民和工业产消者的活动水平动态调整其参与配额,从而建立了一种差异化的配额分配机制,有效地解决了传统静态方案在适应产消者行为变化方面的局限性。仿真结果表明,该方法可以有效地缓解CESS的退化,提高主动生产消费者和CESS的盈利能力。
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Aboveground seasonal energy storage: comparative analysis of hydrogen and its derivatives 地上季节性蓄能:氢及其衍生物的比较分析
IF 11 1区 工程技术 Q1 ENERGY & FUELS Pub Date : 2026-05-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2026.127545
F.B. Bozzolo Lueckel , M.Á. Lynch , R.F.D Monaghan
Seasonal energy storage is key to the future of fully decarbonised energy systems. Geological features capable of storing hydrogen at low costs are not universally available, and solutions to store renewable energy above ground will be required. In this study, an isolated energy hub investment optimisation model is developed with a constant demand centre of 100 MW, and different aboveground seasonal energy storage solutions are evaluated with different minimum load operation levels. In addition, the effects of different temporal optimisation resolutions and optimisation windows are evaluated. The results show that the current utility-scale lithium-ion battery system performs poorly in techno-economic terms at the seasonal storage level. Similarly, compressed hydrogen tanks are among the least competitive options. In contrast, ammonia and methanol are the most cost-effective solutions for new development sites reaching break-even electricity selling prices of 116€/MWh. However, for power generation sites with existing infrastructure like gas turbines, storage and pipelines, Fischer-Tropsch fuels become the most competitive option. Process capacity flexibility is also studied, and it is shown that it significantly decreases the costs. For these evaluated processes to reach commerciality, developing flexible production processes is crucial and should be prioritised. Finally, it is shown that seasonal storage investment is lower when lower temporal optimisation resolutions are used and increased when longer optimisation windows are considered.
季节性能源储存是未来完全脱碳能源系统的关键。能够以低成本储存氢气的地质特征并不是普遍可用的,因此需要在地面上储存可再生能源的解决方案。在此研究中,建立了一个以100 MW恒定需求中心为中心的孤立能源枢纽投资优化模型,并在不同的最小负荷运行水平下评估了不同的地上季节性储能解决方案。此外,还评估了不同时间优化分辨率和优化窗口的效果。结果表明,当前公用事业规模的锂离子电池系统在季节性存储水平上的技术经济性能较差。同样,压缩氢气罐也是竞争力最低的选择之一。相比之下,氨和甲醇是新开发地点最具成本效益的解决方案,其电力销售价格达到116欧元/兆瓦时的盈亏平衡。然而,对于拥有燃气轮机、储存和管道等现有基础设施的发电厂来说,费托燃料成为最具竞争力的选择。对工艺能力柔性进行了研究,结果表明,工艺能力柔性能显著降低成本。为了使这些经过评估的工艺达到商业化,开发灵活的生产工艺是至关重要的,应该优先考虑。最后,研究表明,当使用较低的时间优化分辨率时,季节性存储投资较低,而当考虑较长的优化窗口时,季节性存储投资增加。
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MP-Grid: Detecting power grid outages with topological machine learning MP-Grid:用拓扑机器学习检测电网中断
IF 11 1区 工程技术 Q1 ENERGY & FUELS Pub Date : 2026-05-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2026.127501
Md Joshem Uddin , Damilola R. Olojede , Roshni Anna Jacob , Baris Coskunuzer , Jie Zhang
A resilient power network is the cornerstone of a secure and economically stable society. With the frequency of power network outages rising due to extreme weather events and cyber-physical attacks, it has become imperative to detect these occurrences in the power grid promptly. To address this, we propose a novel approach for outage detection and resilience improvement of power distribution networks, leveraging the latest tools of topological data analysis which is an emerging direction in graph representation learning. Specifically, we introduce multiparameter persistent homology to smart grids, which enables capturing the finer topological patterns within the network through the utilization of multiple user-defined functions (such as bus voltage and branch currents). By using bus voltages and branch flows as filtration functions, the multiparameter persistent homology summaries capture how outages fragment the grid into disconnected regions, linking topological signatures directly to physical state changes. Our model demonstrates superior performance when compared to existing methods, with an average improvement of 2.66%, 3.73%, and 6.34% over ten other baseline models for the IEEE 37-bus, IEEE 123-bus, and 342-node LVN networks, respectively. The efficacy of our proposed topological machine learning model is also validated across large-sized realistic networks such as the IEEE 8500 bus and NREL’s synthetic San Francisco Bay Area networks. The computational efficiency and scalability exhibited by the proposed model underscore its practical utility and effectiveness in real-time detection capability.
一个有弹性的电网是一个安全和经济稳定的社会的基石。随着极端天气事件和网络物理攻击导致的电网中断频率的上升,及时检测电网中的这些事件已成为当务之急。为了解决这个问题,我们提出了一种用于停电检测和配电网络弹性改进的新方法,利用拓扑数据分析的最新工具,这是图表示学习的一个新兴方向。具体来说,我们为智能电网引入了多参数持久同源性,通过利用多个用户定义的函数(如总线电压和支路电流),可以捕获网络中更精细的拓扑模式。通过使用总线电压和支路流作为过滤功能,多参数持久同源摘要捕获了中断如何将电网分割成断开的区域,将拓扑特征直接与物理状态变化联系起来。与现有方法相比,我们的模型表现出卓越的性能,在IEEE 37总线、IEEE 123总线和342节点LVN网络上,与其他10个基线模型相比,我们的模型分别平均提高了2.66%、3.73%和6.34%。我们提出的拓扑机器学习模型的有效性也在大型现实网络(如IEEE 8500总线和NREL的合成旧金山湾区网络)中得到了验证。该模型的计算效率和可扩展性表明了其在实时检测能力方面的实用性和有效性。
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An integrated spatiotemporal techno-economic assessment of offshore renewable energy complementarity: A case study in China's maritime zones 海上可再生能源互补性的时空技术经济综合评价——以中国海域为例
IF 11 1区 工程技术 Q1 ENERGY & FUELS Pub Date : 2026-05-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2026.127513
Wenjie Du , Guotian Cai , Jixiang Zhang , Yaodong Li , Zhou Zhou , Xiaoyu Chen , Shuai Nie
Offshore wind/solar/wave complementarity can unlock large scale renewable potential, yet spatial potential, temporal stability and techno-economic performance are rarely evaluated together. This paper develops a grid-level spatiotemporal techno-economic framework combining spatial suitability screening, hourly simulations, multi-indicator stability optimization and lifecycle cost evaluation. Under future floating deployment, wind-wave and wind-solar hybrids use about 69% and 31% of wind-suitable waters but deliver 98% and 73% of wind-only electricity, respectively, markedly increasing generation per unit area. Stability-optimized wind-solar reduces offshore wind variability(CV/FR) and intermittency(ZS), whereas wind-wave delivers even stronger FR and ZS reductions but slightly increases CV, with smaller generation losses (12% versus 35% for wind-solar). Techno-economic results show that wind-solar hybrids achieve the lowest LCOE, falling to 43 €/MWh (aggressive case) by 2050, while wind-wave remains about two to three times higher. Relative to wind plus storage reference, wind-solar complementarity reduces lifecycle cost by around 83% across suitable maritime zones, whereas cost reductions for wind-wave occur mainly in southern offshore regions, indicating that temporal complementarity can economically substitute most of the storage required for output smoothing. Technology progress reduces LCOE by only 0.7% for wind-solar but by 40% for wind-wave, lowering the aggressive wind-wave median to about 56 €/MWh and allowing wind-wave to outperform wind-solar in parts of sea. Overall, a cost-effective nearshore belt is dominated by wind-solar hybrids, while wind-wave becomes increasingly attractive in deeper southern offshore waters as technology advances. These findings support wind-based complementary development pathways, clarify spatiotemporal trade-offs and monsoon-driven complementarity mechanisms in China's offshore regions, and offer insights that are relevant to region-specific coastal energy transition strategies, with a framework transferable to other marine regions.
海上风能/太阳能/波浪的互补性可以释放大规模的可再生能源潜力,但空间潜力、时间稳定性和技术经济性能很少被同时评估。结合空间适宜性筛选、逐时模拟、多指标稳定性优化和生命周期成本评估,构建了网格级时空技术经济框架。在未来的浮动部署下,风浪和风能-太阳能混合动力将分别使用69%和31%的适合风力的水域,但分别提供98%和73%的纯风力电力,显著提高单位面积发电量。稳定性优化的风能-太阳能减少了海上风的可变性(CV/FR)和间歇性(ZS),而风波带来更强的FR和ZS减少,但略有增加CV,发电量损失更小(12%,而风能-太阳能为35%)。技术经济结果表明,到2050年,风能-太阳能混合发电的LCOE将降至43欧元/兆瓦时(激进的情况),而风能发电的LCOE仍将是风能发电的两到三倍。相对于风能+储能参考,在合适的海域,风能-太阳能互补性可将生命周期成本降低约83%,而风浪的成本降低主要发生在南部近海地区,这表明时间互补性可以经济地替代输出平滑所需的大部分储能。技术进步使风能-太阳能的LCOE仅降低了0.7%,但使风浪的LCOE降低了40%,使风浪的中位数降至56欧元/兆瓦时左右,使风浪在部分海域的性能优于风能-太阳能。总的来说,低成本的近岸地带主要由风能-太阳能混合动力车主导,而随着技术的进步,在南部更深的近海水域,风浪变得越来越有吸引力。这些发现支持了基于风能的互补发展路径,阐明了中国近海地区的时空权衡和季风驱动的互补机制,并提供了与特定区域的沿海能源转型战略相关的见解,其框架可转移到其他海洋地区。
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Large language model-enhanced home energy management with dynamic user preference elicitation and hierarchical data-sharing 大语言模型增强家庭能源管理与动态用户偏好引出和分层数据共享
IF 11 1区 工程技术 Q1 ENERGY & FUELS Pub Date : 2026-05-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2026.127540
Xunning Zhang , Yuheng Cheng , Xuanang Gui , Huan Zhao , Junhua Zhao , Jinyue Yan
The residential sector has received great attention worldwide due to its significant contribution to energy consumption and carbon emissions. Although Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) based Home Energy Management (HEM) has provided promising solutions for user comfort satisfaction and energy savings, existing approaches still face three challenges: (1) accurately perceiving dynamic user preferences, (2) efficient learning with limited data samples, and (3) protecting user privacy during data sharing. To address these issues, a Large Language Model (LLM)-enhanced HEM with dynamic user preference elicitation and hierarchical data-sharing is proposed, introducing three key innovations. First, the Knowledge-Guided Chain-of-Thought method is proposed to perceive dynamic user preferences from unconstrained natural language interactions, by leveraging users’ historical knowledge as explicit guidance. Second, the LLM-generated reference actions based on shared knowledge and preference descriptions are proposed to accelerate the learning process under conditions of cold-start situations. Third, a hierarchical data-sharing mechanism integrated with LLM-based knowledge extraction is introduced to enable effective knowledge inference from natural language while preserving user privacy. Simulation results in the household scenario with dynamic user preferences demonstrate that the proposed framework achieves significant improvements in both user preference elicitation and learning efficiency, ultimately leading to a 28.8% reduction in cost and a 9.3% improvement in comfort compared to fixed preference DRL methods.
住宅部门因其对能源消耗和碳排放的重大贡献而受到全世界的高度关注。尽管基于深度强化学习(DRL)的家庭能源管理(HEM)为用户舒适满意度和节能提供了有希望的解决方案,但现有方法仍然面临三个挑战:(1)准确感知动态用户偏好;(2)在有限数据样本下进行高效学习;(3)在数据共享过程中保护用户隐私。为了解决这些问题,提出了一种具有动态用户偏好激发和分层数据共享的大型语言模型(LLM)增强的HEM,并引入了三个关键创新。首先,提出了知识引导思维链方法,利用用户的历史知识作为明确指导,从无约束的自然语言交互中感知动态用户偏好。其次,提出了基于共享知识和偏好描述的llm生成的参考动作,以加速冷启动条件下的学习过程。第三,引入层次化的数据共享机制,结合基于llm的知识提取,在保护用户隐私的同时,实现对自然语言的有效知识推断。在具有动态用户偏好的家庭场景下的模拟结果表明,与固定偏好的DRL方法相比,所提出的框架在用户偏好激发和学习效率方面都有显著提高,最终导致成本降低28.8%,舒适度提高9.3%。
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Multistage coordinated planning approach for RES-rich microgrids incorporating flexible power balancing unit, V2G scheduling, and hydrogen storage systems 包含柔性电力平衡单元、V2G调度和储氢系统的富res微电网多阶段协调规划方法
IF 11 1区 工程技术 Q1 ENERGY & FUELS Pub Date : 2026-05-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2026.127500
Hossam H.H. Mousa , Matti Lehtonen , Karar Mahmoud
The growing integration of renewable energy sources (RESs) introduces substantial operational challenges, particularly voltage and current unbalance in unbalanced microgrids. This highlights the need for effective compensation strategies, plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) with vehicle-to-grid (V2G) services, and robust demand response (RDR) programs to mitigate unbalance and boost the hosting capacity (HC) of RES-rich microgrids incorporating hydrogen storage systems (HSSs). Accordingly, this study proposes an innovative compensation strategy employing a flexible power balancing unit (Flex-PBU) that is equipped for independently injecting/absorbing active and reactive power per phase. Smart inverters integrated with RESs provide localized voltage regulation. Moreover, a smart PEV scheduling model featuring V2G services at parking lots is developed, considering energy cost, battery degradation, and an incentive mechanism. This model dynamically aligns charging/discharging activities with forecasted RES availability, demand, battery health, and electricity prices. In addition, an RDR program is proposed to optimally adjust load profiles in response to renewable generation forecasts and price signals by integrating two new adaptive indicators into a unified control framework. To coordinate these technologies, a two-stage planning approach is adopted: in the first stage, the operation of Flex-PBUs, PEVs, and the RDR program is optimized; in the second stage, a multi-objective planning optimization determines the optimal allocation of RESs and seasonal HSSs to minimize voltage and current unbalance, alleviate line congestion, and maximize HC. Simulation results confirm the superiority of the proposed approach, maintaining power quality within standards while achieving a 190% improvement in RES penetration and an 5% reduction in line congestion.
可再生能源(RESs)的日益整合带来了巨大的运营挑战,特别是不平衡微电网中的电压和电流不平衡。这凸显了对有效补偿策略、具有车辆到电网(V2G)服务的插电式电动汽车(pev)以及强大的需求响应(RDR)计划的需求,以缓解不平衡并提高包含储氢系统(hss)的富res微电网的托管容量(HC)。因此,本研究提出了一种采用柔性功率平衡单元(Flex-PBU)的创新补偿策略,该单元可独立地注入/吸收每相有功和无功功率。集成了RESs的智能逆变器提供局部电压调节。此外,考虑能源成本、电池退化和激励机制,建立了停车场V2G服务的电动汽车智能调度模型。该模型动态地将充电/放电活动与预测的可再生能源可用性、需求、电池健康状况和电价相一致。此外,提出了一种RDR方案,通过将两个新的自适应指标整合到统一的控制框架中,以响应可再生能源发电预测和价格信号来优化调整负荷概况。为了协调这些技术,采用了两阶段的规划方法:第一阶段,优化Flex-PBUs、pev和RDR程序的运行;第二阶段,通过多目标规划优化,确定RESs和季节性hss的最优配置,使电压电流不平衡最小化,缓解线路拥塞,使HC最大化。仿真结果证实了所提出方法的优越性,在保证电能质量符合标准的同时,RES渗透率提高了190%,线路拥塞减少了5%。
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Modeling and tackling unit commitment constraint screening under uncertainty 不确定条件下机组承诺约束筛选的建模与处理
IF 11 1区 工程技术 Q1 ENERGY & FUELS Pub Date : 2026-05-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2026.127582
Xuan He , Honglin Wen , Yufan Zhang , Yize Chen , Danny H.K. Tsang
Day-ahead unit commitment (UC) is a fundamental task for power system operators, where generator statuses and power dispatch are determined based on the forecasted nodal net demands. The errors inherent in renewables and load forecasting require uncertainty-aware UC solution procedures, which are nontrivial and time-consuming to solve. In this work, we design a novel screening approach under the forecasting uncertainty to achieve both computation efficiency and solution reliability requirements. Our approach accommodates such uncertainties in both chance-constrained (CC) and robust forms (RO), and can greatly reduce the UC instance size by screening out non-binding constraints. To further improve the screening efficiency, we build upon multi-parametric programming (MPP) theory to convert the underlying screening optimization problem into a piecewise affine function. A multi-area screening approach is further developed to handle the computational intractability issues for large-scale problems. We verify the proposed method’s performance on various UC setups and uncertainty situations. Experimental results show that our robust screening procedure can guarantee better feasibility, while the CC screening can produce more efficient reduced models. On average, the screening time for a single line flow constraint can be accelerated by 71.2X to 131.3X using our proposed method.
日前机组承诺(UC)是电力系统运营商的一项基本任务,其中发电机状态和电力调度是根据预测的节点网络需求来确定的。可再生能源和负荷预测固有的错误需要具有不确定性意识的统一通信解决方案程序,这是一项重要且耗时的解决方案。在此工作中,我们设计了一种新的预测不确定性筛选方法,以满足计算效率和求解可靠性的要求。我们的方法在机会约束(CC)和鲁棒形式(RO)中都适应了这种不确定性,并且可以通过筛选非约束性约束大大减少UC实例的大小。为了进一步提高筛选效率,我们建立了多参数规划(MPP)理论,将潜在的筛选优化问题转化为分段仿射函数。进一步发展了一种多区域筛选方法来处理大规模问题的计算难解性问题。我们验证了该方法在各种UC设置和不确定情况下的性能。实验结果表明,我们的鲁棒筛选程序可以保证更好的可行性,而CC筛选可以产生更有效的简化模型。平均而言,使用我们提出的方法,单线流约束的筛选时间可以加快71.2倍至131.3倍。
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Sector coupling reimagined: Synthesizing fragmented perspectives into a unified framework 重新构想部门耦合:将碎片化的透视图合成为统一的框架
IF 11 1区 工程技术 Q1 ENERGY & FUELS Pub Date : 2026-05-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2026.127550
Nishant Tyagi , Alexander Roth , Anibal Sanjab , Erik Delarue
Sector coupling (SC), the integration of energy vectors and end-use sectors, is increasingly central to the net-zero transition but remains conceptually fragmented. This fragmentation causes modeling inconsistencies, hinders cross-study comparison, and undermines energy policy coordination. We address this gap through a structured mapping of existing definitions, categorizing them along three dimensions, namely, structural, functional, and electricity-centric, and analyzing their limitations. Drawing on these insights, we propose a coherent definition that captures SC in its full diversity and complexity: SC is the establishment of physical or non-physical interconnections, in any direction, among energy-carrying vectors, among energy-consuming end-use sectors, between vectors and sectors, and within the layers that link them (energy processing, transfer, markets, and policy). This framing clarifies what constitutes a “sector”, distinguishes “sector coupling” from related concepts such as “flexibility”, and encompasses the entire spectrum of interlinkages in a sector-coupled energy system. Building on this definition, we organize the SC interlinkages into six categories based on their driving mechanisms: vector coupling, end-use sector coupling, vector-shift coupling, network coupling, market coupling, and policy coupling. Together, our definition and classification provide a shared conceptual foundation for the SC field. The framework’s modular architecture enables extension to new end-use sectors, non-energy material flows, and material-energy circularity pathways. It can enable modelers to avoid unintentional mismatches in model scopes, standardize SC implementation in models, and trace cascading, system-wide interactions. It can also support policymakers in designing structured scenarios, identifying which SC pathway works best in specific settings, and coordinating cross-sector cross-vector policies. By synthesizing fragmented concepts into a coherent and comprehensive whole, this work advances the theory of the SC domain.
部门耦合(SC),即能源载体和最终用途部门的整合,对净零转型越来越重要,但在概念上仍然分散。这种碎片化导致建模不一致,阻碍了交叉研究比较,并破坏了能源政策协调。我们通过现有定义的结构化映射来解决这一差距,沿着三个维度对它们进行分类,即结构、功能和以电为中心,并分析它们的局限性。根据这些见解,我们提出了一个连贯的定义,以充分体现能源供应链的多样性和复杂性:能源供应链是在任何方向上,在能源运输载体之间,在能源消费终端使用部门之间,在向量和部门之间,以及在连接它们的层内(能源处理,转移,市场和政策)建立物理或非物理互连。这一框架阐明了“部门”的构成,将“部门耦合”与“灵活性”等相关概念区分开来,并涵盖了部门耦合能源系统中所有相互联系的范围。在此定义的基础上,我们根据其驱动机制将供应链相互联系分为六类:矢量耦合、最终用途部门耦合、矢量转移耦合、网络耦合、市场耦合和政策耦合。总之,我们的定义和分类为SC领域提供了一个共享的概念基础。该框架的模块化架构可以扩展到新的终端使用部门、非能源材料流和材料-能源循环路径。它可以使建模者避免模型范围中无意的不匹配,使模型中的SC实现标准化,并跟踪级联的、系统范围的交互。它还可以支持决策者设计结构化方案,确定在特定情况下哪种SC途径最有效,并协调跨部门的跨矢量政策。通过将支离破碎的概念综合成一个连贯和全面的整体,本工作推进了SC领域的理论。
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