Systems and methods for power system management
First Claim
1. A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions configured to cause a computing device to perform operations for power system management, the operations comprising:
- determining a net load forecast for a power system, the net load forecast corresponding to a sequence of net load samples, each net load sample defining a linear net load on the power system during a respective time interval within an operating period of the power system, wherein determining the net load forecast comprises utilizing a unit commitment model that models a non-linear variance of the linear net load on the power system within one or more time intervals of the net load samples by constructing continuos-time generation and ramping trajectories for the power system, the continuous-time generation and ramping trajectories being included as a part of the net load forecast;
using the continuous-time generation and ramping trajectories provided by the unit commitment model to configure one or more power generation units to satisfy the determined net load forecast for the power system, including the non-linear variance of the net load modeled within the one or more time intervals by the unit commitment model; and
configuring the one or more power generator units to generate power in accordance with the continuous-time generation and ramping trajectories during the operating period.
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Abstract
An operating configuration for a power system during a particular time period may be derived from a net load forecast for the power system during the particular time period. The operating configuration may be based on characteristics of power generation units (PGUs) available within the power system (e.g., power generators). The characteristics of a PGU may include a generation trajectory for the PGU that defines, inter alia, power generated by the PGU as the PGU ramps up power production within the power system. The generation trajectory of PGUs may be evaluated in view of the net load forecast to ensure that adequate power resources are available within the power system and avoid ramping scarcity conditions.
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20 Claims
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1. A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions configured to cause a computing device to perform operations for power system management, the operations comprising:
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determining a net load forecast for a power system, the net load forecast corresponding to a sequence of net load samples, each net load sample defining a linear net load on the power system during a respective time interval within an operating period of the power system, wherein determining the net load forecast comprises utilizing a unit commitment model that models a non-linear variance of the linear net load on the power system within one or more time intervals of the net load samples by constructing continuos-time generation and ramping trajectories for the power system, the continuous-time generation and ramping trajectories being included as a part of the net load forecast; using the continuous-time generation and ramping trajectories provided by the unit commitment model to configure one or more power generation units to satisfy the determined net load forecast for the power system, including the non-linear variance of the net load modeled within the one or more time intervals by the unit commitment model; and configuring the one or more power generator units to generate power in accordance with the continuous-time generation and ramping trajectories during the operating period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer system comprising:
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one or more processors; and one or more computer-readable hardware storage devices having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that are executable by the one or more processors to cause the computer system to; determine a net load forecast for a power system that includes one or more power generation units, wherein; the net load forecast corresponds to a sequence of net load samples, each net load sample defines a linear net load on the power system during a respective time interval within an operating period of the power system, determining the net load forecast comprises utilizing a unit commitment model that models a non-linear variance of the net load on the power system within one or more time intervals of the net load samples by constructing continuous-time generation and ramping trajectories for the power system, the continuous-time generation and ramping trajectories being included as a part of the net load forecast; use the continuous-time generation and ramping trajectories provided by the unit commitment model to configure the one or more power generation units to satisfy the determined net load forecast for the power system, including the non-linear variance of the net load modeled within the one or more time intervals by the unit commitment model; and configure the one or more power generator units to generate power in accordance with the continuous-time generation and ramping trajectories during the operating period. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for managing and configuring a power system to respond to changes in load requirements, the method being performed by a computer system and comprising:
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determining a net load forecast for a power system, the net load forecast corresponding to a sequence of net load samples, each net load sample defining a linear net load on the power system during a respective time interval within an operating period of the power system, wherein determining the net load forecast further comprises, modeling a non-linear variance of the net load on the power system within one or more time intervals of the net load samples; formulating a generation trajectory to configure one or more power generation units to satisfy the determined net load forecast for the power system, including the non-linear variance of the net load modeled within the one or more time intervals; and configuring the one or more power generators to generate power in accordance with the determined power generation trajectory during the operating period, wherein modeling the non-linear variance of the net load comprises projecting the net load samples into a cubic spline function space, wherein formulating the generation trajectory comprises projecting generation trajectories of each of a plurality of power generation units into the cubic spline function space, and wherein the operations further comprise formulating a unit commitment model in the cubic spline function space. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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