Wind-Thermal-Energy Storage System Optimization: Evidence from Simulations of the Economical Consumption of Wind Energy

To realize the economical consumption of wind energy (WE), an optimal dispatch strategy for wind-thermal-energy storage systems (WTESSs) is proposed. The scheduling model is divided into two stages. In the first stage, the strategy aims to shave peaks and fill valleys in the load curve using a time-of-use (TOU) electricity price and to reduce the variance of the net load and use the energy time-shift characteristics of energy storage systems (ESSs) to optimize their charging and discharging power. In the second stage, the strategy minimizes the cost of WTESSs, obtaining the output power of the thermal power units (TPUs) in each period. Considering the actual need for carbon reduction, a method for calculating the TPUs’ life loss cost under different variable load amplitudes is introduced, and a thermal power peaking cost model considering the ladder-type carbon trading model is constructed to calculate the cost accurately. In addition, to account for the fact that connecting all wind power outputs to the grid will significantly increase the grid peak regulation pressure and operational risk, a mathematical model for WE utilization is established to find the optimal power value for wind power grid connection in each period, which enables economical and practical WE scheduling. According to the simulation results, the overall peak-shaving cost of the system can be reduced by up to 23.95%, and the thermal power deep peak regulation cost can be reduced by up to 90.06%.