Optimal Planning and Operation of Multi-Type Flexible Resources Based on Differentiated Feature Matching in Regional Power Grid with High Proportion of Clean Energy

The optimal planning and operation of multi-type flexible resources (FRs) are critical prerequisites for maintaining power and energy balance in regional power grids with a high proportion of clean energy. However, insufficient consideration of the multi-dimensional and heterogeneous features of FRs, such as the regulation characteristics of diversified battery energy storage systems (BESSs), poses a challenge in economically relieving imbalance power and adequately sharing feature information between power supply and demand. In view of this disadvantage, an optimal planning and operation method based on differentiated feature matching through response capability characterization and difference quantification of FRs is proposed in this paper. In the planning stage, a model for the optimal planning of diversified energy storages (ESs) including Lithium-ion battery (Li-B), supercapacitor energy storage (SC-ES), compressed air energy storage (CAES), and pumped hydroelectric storage (PHS) is established. Subsequently, in the operating stage, the potential, direction, and cost of FR response behaviors are refined to match with the power and energy balance demand (PEBD) of power grid operation. An optimal operating algorithm is then employed to quantify the feature differences and output response sequences of multi-type FRs. The performance and effectiveness of the proposed method are demonstrated through comparative studies conducted on an actual regional power grid in northwest China. Analysis and simulation results illustrate that the proposed method can effectively highlight the advantages of BESSs compared with other ESs, and economically reduce imbalance power of the regional power grid under practical operating conditions.