A Transmission System Planning Method Considering Demand-side Response and Capability for Accommodating Wind Power

The large-scale development of grid-connected wind power, which is intermittent, random and uncontrollable, has introduced great challenges to power system planning and operation. Power system planning should fully consider the capability for accommodating wind power, as well as system's regulation capability and spare capacity. Given this background, a bi-level transmission system planning model for this purpose is proposed in this paper. In the proposed model, demand-side response resources, such as incentive load and interruptible load, are used for peak-load shifting so as to optimize power flow distribution, reduce transmission investment and improve the utilizaiton level of wind power. The two levels are implemented interactively and iteratively, and finally converge to an optimized planning scheme considering both security and economy. The essential features of the developed model and adopted algorithms are demonstrated by a modified 18-bus test system. (paper)