Distributed Dispatch Approach for Bulk AC/DC Hybrid Systems with High Wind Power Penetration

For bulk AC/DC hybrid transmission systems with high wind power penetration, this paper presents a distributed dispatch approach to the security-constrained unit commitment (SCUC) problem. To fully use the flexible adjustment capability of the HVDC tie-line to promote inter-regional wind power accommodation, an operation model for the HVDC tie-line is presented. Then, a distributed SCUC approach based on the analytical target cascading technique is proposed, where the day-ahead SCUC problem is decomposed into an upper-level master problem and parallel sub-problems of lower-level regional dispatch. The master problem is in charge of determining the day-ahead transmission plan for the HVDC tie-line, and the lower-level dispatch centers independently solve their SCUC problems in parallel in accordance with the hierarchical and partitioned power scheduling mode. Simulations show that considering the flexible and controllable nature of the HVDC tie-line, the proposed distributed dispatch approach for bulk AC/DC hybrid systems has the advantages of promoting inter-regional wind power accommodation and improving the economics of the overall system operation while relieving the peak regulation pressure of the receiving-side system.