Volume 5: Innovative Solutions for Energy Transitions: Part IV

Optimal Sizing for Offshore Wind-based Pumped Hydro Storage System in Connect to the Main Grid Network Xiaoyu Liu, Nan Li, Hailin Mu, Miao Li, Xinxin Liu

Abstract

The hybrid wind-based pumped hydro storage system that absorbs the wind curtailment due to grid limitations is considered to be a solution to improve wind energy penetration and the cost-effectiveness of wind farms. An offshore wind-pumped hydro storage hybrid power system connected to thermal supplied main grid is proposed in this paper. The contribution of this paper can be summarized as follows: (1) a multi-objective dynamic economic optimization model for the proposed system based on evolutionary algorithms is established to optimize size for offshore wind-based pumped hydro storage system; (2) design parameters include the capacity of pump, turbine and reservoirs, and the key financial parameters such as wind power feed-in tariff and capacitor price of pumped hydro storage power station are also taken into account; and (3) examine the attainability of various objectives to analyze the influence on the operation and economic effectiveness. The results show that the optimizing size study is importance to test the economic feasibility of the system. The case study presented in this paper provides decision makers with the flexibility to choose the appropriate capacity installation under different expectations.

Keywords pumped hydro storage, hybrid power system, wind curtailment rate, capacity optimization, cost-effectiveness