Optimal generation investment planning: Pt. 2: Application to the ERCOT system

Nan Li, Di Shi, Daniel L. Shawhan, Daniel Tylavsky, John T. Taber, Ray D. Zimmerman, William D. Schulze

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Abstract

Power system planning and market behavioral analysis using the full model of a large-scale network, such as the entire ERCOT system, are computationally expensive. Reducing the full network into a small equivalent is a practical way to reduce the computational burden. In a companion paper, a modified-Ward equivalencing procedure has been proposed. In this paper, the proposed scheme is applied to the ERCOT system to obtain several backbone equivalents, the accuracy of which are tested under a range of operating conditions. The ERCOT equivalent is used in a system planning tool to perform optimal generation investment studies with promising results observed.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2012 North American Power Symposium, NAPS 2012
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Event2012 North American Power Symposium, NAPS 2012 - Champaign, IL, United States
Duration: Sep 9 2012Sep 11 2012

Publication series

Name2012 North American Power Symposium, NAPS 2012

Other

Other2012 North American Power Symposium, NAPS 2012
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityChampaign, IL
Period9/9/129/11/12

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Fuel Technology

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