An assessment of energy deficits in the future electricity system of the United Kingdom with a significant penetration of intermittent renewable generators

Heather Wyman-Pain; Yuankai Bian; Sean Williams; Minghao Xu; Furong Li

doi:10.1109/PESGM.2017.8274172

An assessment of energy deficits in the future electricity system of the United Kingdom with a significant penetration of intermittent renewable generators

Heather Wyman-Pain, Yuankai Bian, Sean Williams, Minghao Xu, Furong Li

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Abstract

Minor energy deficits occur frequently in all electricity systems. These deficits are caused by fluctuations in the demand and generation from the predicted values, either because of faults or errors in forecasting. As the level of intermittent generation increases in the future, with the widespread installation of wind and PV, these forecasting errors are expected to multiply in frequency and scale. This paper demonstrates the severity of this problem in Great Britain using National Grid's Future Energy Scenarios over the next decade. The weak points during the day are identified and the effect of certain faults are analysed. It is demonstrated the future system will be unable to maintain the frequency within the current operational limits unless the generator profiles change to reflect the new system requirements.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM), 2017
Place of Publication	U. S. A.
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	1-5
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9781538622124
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PESGM.2017.8274172
Publication status	Published - 29 Jan 2018
Event	2017 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2017 - Chicago, IL USA, Chicago, USA United States Duration: 16 Jul 2017 → 20 Jul 2017 http://www.pes-gm.org/2017/

Conference

Conference	2017 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2017
Abbreviated title	PESGM 2017
Country/Territory	USA United States
City	Chicago
Period	16/07/17 → 20/07/17
Internet address	http://www.pes-gm.org/2017/

Keywords

Energy Management
Frequency Control
Power Generation
Power System Reliability
Power System Stability

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Nuclear Energy and Engineering
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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An assessment of energy deficits in the future electricity system of the United Kingdom with a significant penetration of intermittent renewable generators. / Wyman-Pain, Heather; Bian, Yuankai; Williams, Sean et al.
IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM), 2017. U. S. A.: IEEE, 2018. p. 1-5.

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Wyman-Pain, H, Bian, Y, Williams, S, Xu, M & Li, F 2018, An assessment of energy deficits in the future electricity system of the United Kingdom with a significant penetration of intermittent renewable generators. in IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM), 2017. IEEE, U. S. A., pp. 1-5, 2017 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2017, Chicago, USA United States, 16/07/17. https://doi.org/10.1109/PESGM.2017.8274172

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