Integration of Renewables in Singapore: Ramp Rate Support Using Electric Vehicles

Tobias Massier; Dante Fernando Recalde Melo

doi:10.1109/ISGT-Asia.2017.8378446

Integration of Renewables in Singapore: Ramp Rate Support Using Electric Vehicles

Publication Information

Publication data

Type:

Conference paper Open access

Authors:

Tobias Massier and Dante Fernando Recalde Melo

Published in:

Proceedings of the 2017 IEEE PES Conference on Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (ISGT) Asia
Electronic ISBN: 978-1-5386-4950-3, Print-on-demand ISBN: 978-1-5386-4951-0

Publisher:

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), New York (New York, United States of America)

Publication date:

December 2017

Pages:

1–6

Conference:

2017 IEEE PES Conference on Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (ISGT) Asia

Conference location:

University of Auckland, Auckland (New Zealand)

Conference dates:

04 December 2017 – 07 December 2017

Abstract:

Renewable energy resources may help reduce system losses and dependency on fossil fuels but introduce a new uncertainty parameter to the already complex problem of power system operation. This paper studies the effect of different solar photovoltaic (PV) penetration levels in Singapore and proposes a flexible charging strategy for private electric vehicles (EVs) to reduce the effect of PV intermittency on ramping and switching of generation units. Intelligently scheduled charging of EVs can help improve overall power system stability, even out energy valleys and also push costs lower by reducing the strain resulting from changes in the generator outputs. Different scenarios with variable PV power and EV penetration and the effect on generation cost are analyzed.

Keywords:

Electric vehicles, Photovoltaics, Ramping, Power plant operation

DOI:

10.1109/ISGT-Asia.2017.8378446