Dynamic Ramping of Retrofitted Coal-Fired Power Plants: Basic Formulation and Tightened Approximation

Chao Lei, Siqi Bu, Qianggang Wang, Qifan Chen

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Abstract

Decarbonization initiatives play a major role in avoiding worldwide climate change effects. One of the effective actions is expected to upgrade existing aged coal-fired plants to retrofitted coal-fired plants by installing pollution reduction technology for emission reduction. Besides this merit, retrofitted coal-fired units can enable faster ramp rates and achieve lower minimal output power levels, which substantially relieves the peak regulation stress. In this paper, we focus on the dynamic ramp rate characteristics and then derive a new family of nonlinear ramping margin formulations of retrofitted coal-fired units. Moreover, we further tighten proposed nonlinear ramping margins to be a set of linear constraints with a minor inner approximation error. Results of case study validate the effectiveness of the proposed dynamic ramping margin formulation for retrofitted coal-fired power units.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2023 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2023
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
ISBN (Electronic)9781665464413
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2023
Event2023 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2023 - Orlando, United States
Duration: 16 Jul 202320 Jul 2023

Publication series

NameIEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting
Volume2023-July
ISSN (Print)1944-9925
ISSN (Electronic)1944-9933

Conference

Conference2023 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2023
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityOrlando
Period16/07/2320/07/23

Keywords

  • Dynamic ramping
  • power system flexibility
  • ramping margin formulations
  • retrofitted coal-fired units

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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