Abstract
The integration of renewable generation consists of all of the changes in power system operations that are required in order to allow renewable generation sources to play a significant role in the electricity system. The impacts are mostly due to variable generation (VG), like wind and solar power. Historically these technologies have been labeled as intermittent generation, but recent trends prefer the label variable generation. Variable generators have a maximum available generation limit that changes with time (variability) and this limit is not known with perfect accuracy (uncertainty). This uncertainty and variability is in addition to that of the existing system and can therefore create additional challenges for grid operators to maintain their current levels of reliability.
Original language | American English |
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Title of host publication | Electrical Transmission Systems and Smart Grids: Selected Entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology |
Editors | M. M. Begovich |
Pages | 69-97 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2012 |
Bibliographical note
See NREL/CH-5500-51524 for chapter as initially published in the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and TechnologyNREL Publication Number
- NREL/CH-5500-73620
Keywords
- demand response
- electricity system
- unit commitment
- wind power
- wind turbine