Adaptive Grid Partitioning Considering Power Supply and Load Distribution

Renewable energy such as wind power, hydro-power and photovoltaic are connected to the power system as distributed power sources will increase the instability of power system operation. To ensure the stable operation of the power system after renewable energy and load access, it is necessary to properly partition the power grid. A grid partition method considering renewable energy access and load fluctuation is proposed. First, cluster analysis was carried out on the operation scenarios of renewable energy and load by using the improved K-means algorithm, and several operation scenarios of power system were obtained. The three operation scenarios with the highest probability were selected as the three normal operation states of power system. Then, the power system is partitioned, and the comprehensive flexibility evaluation indexes are proposed from the perspectives of regional supply and demand balance and inter-regional transmission capacity. The flexibility evaluation indexes from these two perspectives are calculated under three operating states, and the two flexibility evaluation indexes are weighted to evaluate the comprehensive flexibility of the power system after the partition. The comprehensive flexibility index of the power system is different under different partition strategies. The partition strategy with the best evaluation of the comprehensive flexibility index is chosen as the final partition strategy. Finally, according to the historical data of renewable energy and load in a certain region, the IEEE 39-bus system with renewable energy access and load fluctuation is partitioned under different partitioning strategies, and the comprehensive flexibility of the partitioned power system is evaluated, and the final partitioning strategy is determined according to the comprehensive flexibility index of the power system.