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Evaluation of benefits and strategies to reduce grid electricity purchases by wind farms under high price-differential scenarios
With the advancement of market-oriented electricity trading mechanisms
the implicit costs of grid accommodation capacity for wind and solar power have become increasingly apparent through significant on-grid and off-grid price differentials. During low-wind seasons
when wind generation falls below station load demand
wind farms must purchase high-priced grid electricity to maintain normal operations
leading to rapidly rising procurement costs. Conversely
during high-wind seasons
wind farms are often required to comply with peak-shaving directives
resulting in large-scale wind curtailment or low-price electricity sales. This alternating operational pattern amplifies uncertainty and economic risks for wind farm operators. To address these challenges
an economic operation control strategy for energy storage systems is proposed to coordinate peak regulation with station electricity demand. A joint optimization framework is developed
integrating grid electricity purchase costs
wind curtailment losses
and energy storage degradation
while comprehensively considering grid dispatch instructions
time-of-use electricity pricing
wind turbine output characteristics
and energy storage operational constraints. Based on this framework
a dynamic threshold-based charging and discharging decision mechanism is designed. It sets differentiated charging thresholds during periods of power surplus
informed by peak-valley price variations
to balance peak regulation capacity reserves with equipment switching losses. During power shortage periods
an electricity price-driven hierarchical discharging strategy is adopted to ensure station electricity demand while maximizing high-priced electricity discharge revenue. Results demonstrate that this strategy significantly improves energy storage utilization during wind curtailment periods
reduces high-priced grid electricity purchases
and generates typical monthly energy storage revenues exceeding 10% of the wind farm's feed-in revenue through peak-valley arbitrage. Moreover
it mitigates energy storage degradation and extends system lifespan
offering a practical and economically viable solution for energy storage dispatch in high-penetration renewable energy scenarios.
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