Power Generation Technology ›› 2023, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (6): 745-757.DOI: 10.12096/j.2096-4528.pgt.23086

• Virtual Power Plant Planning, Scheduling and Control Technology •     Next Articles

Challenges, Strategies and Key Technologies for Virtual Power Plants in Market Trading

Xingyuan XU1, Haoyong CHEN1,2, Yuxiang HUANG1, Xiaobin WU1, Yushen WANG1, Junhao LIAN1, Jianbin ZHANG2   

  1. 1.School of Electric Power Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510610, Guangdong Province, China
    2.Guangdong U&P Thinktank Energy Science and Technology Development Co. , Ltd. , Guangzhou 511458, Guangdong Province, China
  • Received:2023-07-27 Published:2023-12-31 Online:2023-12-28
  • Contact: Haoyong CHEN
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China(51937005)

Abstract:

With the massive access to renewable power generation and the advancement of the marketization process, the development prospects of virtual power plants that can give full play to the value of flexible resources have gradually emerged. In the process of virtual power plant participation in the market, the formulation of its market trading strategy needs to be challenged by the market mechanism. On the other hand, the market trading is closely related to the optimal scheduling of resources. The adjustable capacity of the internal resources, uncertainty, load behavior and other characteristics bring challenges to the development of trading strategy. This paper focused on the challenges and problems faced in the market transactions of virtual power plants, and summarized the market strategies adapted to the market mechanism. The key technologies required to deal with the formulation of the strategies, such as uncertainty handling, bid analysis methods, and virtual plant management methods were analyzed and reviewed, in order to provide a reference and a direction for the future research on virtual power plants.

Key words: virtual power plant (VPP), market strategy, frequency regulation market, demand response, optimal dispatch, game theory

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