DEMAND-BASED FREQUENCY CONTROL (DBFC) Jason W Black, Marija Ilic MIT March 15, 2002

Intro to DBFC Loads Respond to Frequency deviations Decentralized control – similar to AGC Utilizes energy based (e.g. Water Heaters, AC) rather than power based (e.g. lights, Televisions) loads

Motivation Islanding/Mini-Grids –Growth in DG –Replacement of T&D investments by DG Issues with Renewable DG –Uncontrollable and uncertain Power Production Necessitates additional AGC and Reserves

Appliance/UsePercent of Consumption Hot Water25 Heat23 Refrigeration10 Freezer4 Demand Side Potential Energy dependent Loads (Residential): * From ELCAP Study in Pacific Northwest

Control Scheme Control Needed: Where: And Sampling Time:

Single Control Characteristic f act PP AGC ff -f act

Aggregate Control Characteristic TSTS  P L t PP Slope =

Simulations Islanded SystemMini-Grid

Simulation Assumptions Asynchronous Wind Generator with random deviations Sequence of Equilibria - No Transient stability Issues 20% of Load Participation 5 minute activation time of controls

Simulation Results Uncontrolled Controlled Frequency Deviation (Hz) Time (s) Frequency Deviation (Hz) x Uncontrolled Controlled Time (s) Islanded SystemMini-Grid

Conclusions DBFC can alleviate DG issues such as: –Islanding –Reserve Requirements –Lack of Controllability of renewables DBFC can augment AGC Potential for competitive bidding for AGC or reserves

Issues Costs of Implementation –Metering accuracy –Native (appliance level) vs Local Response (building level) Droop Characteristics –Unknown for load and generation Willingness to Participate and level of participation needed

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