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Primary Frequency Regulation Control Strategy for Advanced Adiabatic Compressed Air Energy Storage System Based on Linear Quadratic Regulator

WANG Kai1, CHEN Laijun2, CAO Zhimei1, CUI Sen2,3*, LIU Hanchen2, LI Zhengxi1   

  1. 1. State Grid Qinghai Electric Power Company Economic Research Institute, Xining 810008, Qinghai Province, China; 2. Department of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Haidian District, Beijing 100084, China; 3. State Key Laboratory of Power System Operation and Control (Tsinghua University), Haidian District, Beijing 100084, China
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China (52407115); Science and Technology Project of State Grid Qinghai Electric Power Company (SGQHJY00NYJS2400275); China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2025M770485).

Abstract: [Objectives] As the proportion of renewable energy in new-type power systems continues to increase,these systems are increasingly exhibiting low-inertia characteristics, making frequency stability problems increasingly severe. The advanced adiabatic compressed air energy storage (AA-CAES) system is characterized by high efficiency, rapid response, and excellent frequency regulation capabilities. However, traditional PID control strategies have slow response and struggle to meet the system’s requirements for efficient frequency regulation. Therefore, to enhance the primary frequency regulation performance of AA-CAES systems, a primary frequency regulation control strategy based on a linear quadratic regulator (LQR) is proposed. [Methods] This study constructs a primary frequency regulation model of the AA-CAES system considering the dynamic characteristics of each component. LQR is introduced to design an output power control strategy for the AA-CAES based on the system’s state of charge (SOC). The discharging process of the AA-CAES is optimized based on its actual output power under different SOC conditions. Finally, the effectiveness of the proposed strategy is validated using the MATLAB/Simulink simulation platform. [Results] The strategy demonstrates optimal frequency regulation performance when the system is in a fully charged state.

Key words: renewable energy, new-type power system, energy storage, primary frequency regulation, linear quadratic regulator, state of charge