AbstractsEngineering

Renewable energy sources for electricity were introduced only a few decades ago and they are becoming an integral part of conventional power systems to meet increasing energy demands with reduced emissions. Their growth and penetration into power grid raises a concern about the impact of their intermittency on system stability and security as the capacity of the transmission system. The integration of large wind farm installations into utility service areas may require increases in available transmission systems capacity and the integration energy storage into the power system, resulting in large financial expenses that may make wind energy less attractive and affordable as an alternate source of energy.Energy storage systems integrated with renewable energy resources are considered to be an efficient and serviceable solution. They have multiple applications and may further provide an opportunity to reduce the capital cost necessary to modernize the system. This thesis proposes a new methodology for evaluating the impact and value of energy storage systems on power system with wind and storage using Dynamic Optimal Power Flow, solved using an interior point optimization method and implemented the MATPOWER package.