Comparing the Damping Capabilities of different Fast-Frequency Controlled Demand Technologies
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2021
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Modern power systems require an additional supply of fast-frequency reserves to cope with the reduction in overall system inertia and damping caused by the increasing share of inverter-interfaced generation. Batteries are commonly referred to as the most promising option to provide such reserves due to their fast activation capabilities. In this work, we show that inverter-interfaced thermal loads, i.e. heat pumps and refrigeration, tend to accommodate a slightly quicker response than batteries and can thus compete with their dynamic characteristics. To this end, we derive characteristic single-input single-output transfer functions that describe the linearized response of different technologies and include detailed load characteristics. The performed time-domain studies for a low-inertia scenario clearly show that thermal loads can improve frequency damping to the same extent as batteries.
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2021 IEEE Madrid PowerTech
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9494963
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IEEE
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14th IEEE PowerTech Conference (PowerTech 2021)
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Fast-frequency reserve; Low-inertia systems; demand side resources ,; Variable speed drives; Batteries
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09481 - Hug, Gabriela / Hug, Gabriela