Impact of Societal Events on Frequency Stability Considering LED TVs in Low Inertia Trending Power Systems

Due to environmental concerns, renewable energy sources (RESs) gradually replace conventional power generations. Over the past decade, wind and solar electricity generation have increased from 55 to 275 million MW·h and from 2 to 96 million MW·h, respectively, in the U.S. Recently, FERC order 2222 allows distributed energy resources, including distributed renewable generation and energy storage, to participate in the electricity wholesale market through aggregations. Limited rotating inertia of renewable generation resources results in reduced system inertia, which will increase the rate of change of frequency due to sudden mismatches of generation and demand. During the high visibility national social event, the brightness of LED TV display put simultaneous demand change in power systems. With the development of slim, tightly packaged, and yearly update features of smart TV, the penetration of different LED displays climbed rapidly from 9% to 60% in the U.S. during 2012–2019. In this article, the impact of societal events on frequency stability caused by large viewership on LED TVs are discussed. Increasing RESs penetration and FERC order 2222 are considered in this study. The power demand data of a 55-inch LED TV are collected and analyzed to address the problem. This article discusses the frequency stability issue caused by LED TVs in a low inertia power system. It can help system operators to develop frequency control practices accordingly.