Wind Energy and Power System Operations: A Review of Wind Integration Studies to Date

Authors

Jennifer DeCesaro, Exeter Associates, Inc.
Kevin Porter, Exeter Associates, Inc.

Document Type

Technical Report

Publication Date

12-2009

Publisher

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Publisher Location

Golden, CO

First page number:

1

Last page number:

15

Abstract

This paper provides an overview of the challenges associated with wind integration and summarizes the findings of the wind integration studies conducted over the course of the past five years. We begin with an overview of the approximate time frames used in grid operations. We then describe how wind integration studies are conducted, discuss the results on wind integration costs and grid impacts from these grid integration studies, and assess some of the grid planning and operation changes that may be necessary to incorporate higher levels of wind generation. We close with several conclusions.

Controlled Subject

Smart power grids; Electricity; Energy facilities--Reliability; Energy storage; Infrastructure (Economics)--Planning; Power resources; Wind power

Disciplines

Oil, Gas, and Energy | Power and Energy

File Format

pdf

File Size

590 KB

Language

English

Comments

NREL Report No. SR-550-47256

Rights

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Repository Citation

DeCesaro, J., Porter, K. (2009). Wind Energy and Power System Operations: A Review of Wind Integration Studies to Date. 1-15.
Available at: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/renew_pubs/18