Abstract:
Low-income communities have challenges obtaining equal access to electricity, so it is important to implement energy justice. Meanwhile, increasing installations of distr...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
Low-income communities have challenges obtaining equal access to electricity, so it is important to implement energy justice. Meanwhile, increasing installations of distributed generators (DGs) in distribution systems is a viable means to promote energy equity. Therefore, this work explores a new planning method to address the siting and sizing problem of DG units with an energy equity constraint embedded in the model, and provides concluding guidelines as a rule of thumb for future DG planning considering energy equity. In this paper, first, the DG siting and sizing problem is formulated as a stochastic bi-level model, where energy equity is considered as an energy burden constraint. The upper level determines the optimal sites and sizes of DGs under investment and energy burden constraints, while the lower level optimizes the distribution operation. Next, a solution method is proposed by applying the Karush-Kuhn-Tucker optimality conditions to convert the stochastic bi-level model to a single-level model. A decomposition approach and Progressive Hedging Algorithm are used to further simplify the single-level model into multiple easy-to-solve subproblems. Finally, numerical studies are performed on two test systems to verify the effectiveness of the proposed model. Technical rule-of-thumb guidelines are presented for siting and sizing DGs considering energy equity.
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid ( Volume: 15, Issue: 4, July 2024)
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Department of EECS, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
Chenchen Li (Graduate Student Member, IEEE) received the B.S.E.E. and M.S.E.E. degrees from North China Electric Power University, Beijing, China, in 2019 and 2022, respectively. She is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering with The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA. Her research interests include distribution system optimization, distribution system planning, and energy equity in the pow...Show More
Chenchen Li (Graduate Student Member, IEEE) received the B.S.E.E. and M.S.E.E. degrees from North China Electric Power University, Beijing, China, in 2019 and 2022, respectively. She is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering with The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA. Her research interests include distribution system optimization, distribution system planning, and energy equity in the pow...View more
Department of EECS, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
Fangxing Li (Fellow, IEEE) is also known as Fran Li. He received the B.S.E.E. and M.S.E.E. degrees from Southeast University, Nanjing, China, in 1994 and 1997, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree from Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA, in 2001.
He is currently the John W. Fisher Professor of Electrical Engineering and the Campus Director of the CURENT, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA. His current research i...Show More
Fangxing Li (Fellow, IEEE) is also known as Fran Li. He received the B.S.E.E. and M.S.E.E. degrees from Southeast University, Nanjing, China, in 1994 and 1997, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree from Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA, in 2001.
He is currently the John W. Fisher Professor of Electrical Engineering and the Campus Director of the CURENT, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA. His current research i...View more
Department of EECS, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
Sufan Jiang (Member, IEEE) received the B.S.E.E., M.S.E.E., and Ph.D. degrees from Southeast University, Nanjing, China, in 2014, 2017, and 2022, respectively. He is currently a Research Scientist with The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA. His research interests include resilience, flexibility, and energy justice of power systems.
Sufan Jiang (Member, IEEE) received the B.S.E.E., M.S.E.E., and Ph.D. degrees from Southeast University, Nanjing, China, in 2014, 2017, and 2022, respectively. He is currently a Research Scientist with The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA. His research interests include resilience, flexibility, and energy justice of power systems.View more
Department of EECS, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
Xiaofei Wang (Member, IEEE) received the B.S.E.E. degree from North China Electric Power University in 2014, China, the M.S.E.E. degree from Wuhan University, China, in 2017, and the Ph.D. degree from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA, in 2023. He is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher with National Renewable Energy Laboratory. His research interests include the electricity market operation, power system res...Show More
Xiaofei Wang (Member, IEEE) received the B.S.E.E. degree from North China Electric Power University in 2014, China, the M.S.E.E. degree from Wuhan University, China, in 2017, and the Ph.D. degree from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA, in 2023. He is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher with National Renewable Energy Laboratory. His research interests include the electricity market operation, power system res...View more
Department of EECS, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
Jinning Wang (Graduate Student Member, IEEE) received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from the Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, China, in 2017 and 2020, respectively. He is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering with The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA. His research interests include data mining, power system modeling, and renewable integration.
Jinning Wang (Graduate Student Member, IEEE) received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from the Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, China, in 2017 and 2020, respectively. He is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering with The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA. His research interests include data mining, power system modeling, and renewable integration.View more
Contents Department of EECS, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
Chenchen Li (Graduate Student Member, IEEE) received the B.S.E.E. and M.S.E.E. degrees from North China Electric Power University, Beijing, China, in 2019 and 2022, respectively. She is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering with The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA. Her research interests include distribution system optimization, distribution system planning, and energy equity in the power system.
Chenchen Li (Graduate Student Member, IEEE) received the B.S.E.E. and M.S.E.E. degrees from North China Electric Power University, Beijing, China, in 2019 and 2022, respectively. She is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering with The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA. Her research interests include distribution system optimization, distribution system planning, and energy equity in the power system.View more
Department of EECS, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
Fangxing Li (Fellow, IEEE) is also known as Fran Li. He received the B.S.E.E. and M.S.E.E. degrees from Southeast University, Nanjing, China, in 1994 and 1997, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree from Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA, in 2001.
He is currently the John W. Fisher Professor of Electrical Engineering and the Campus Director of the CURENT, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA. His current research interests include renewable energy integration, demand response, distributed generation and microgrid, electricity markets, and power system computing. He has received a number of awards and honors, including IEEE Fellow (Class of 2017), the R&D 100 Award in 2020, the IEEE PES Technical Committee Prize Paper Award in 2019, five best paper awards at international journals, and seven best papers/posters at international conferences. He served as the Chair of IEEE PES Power System Operation, Planning and Economics Committee from 2020 to 2021. He has been serving as the Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Open Access Journal of Power and Energy since 2020.
Fangxing Li (Fellow, IEEE) is also known as Fran Li. He received the B.S.E.E. and M.S.E.E. degrees from Southeast University, Nanjing, China, in 1994 and 1997, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree from Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA, in 2001.
He is currently the John W. Fisher Professor of Electrical Engineering and the Campus Director of the CURENT, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA. His current research interests include renewable energy integration, demand response, distributed generation and microgrid, electricity markets, and power system computing. He has received a number of awards and honors, including IEEE Fellow (Class of 2017), the R&D 100 Award in 2020, the IEEE PES Technical Committee Prize Paper Award in 2019, five best paper awards at international journals, and seven best papers/posters at international conferences. He served as the Chair of IEEE PES Power System Operation, Planning and Economics Committee from 2020 to 2021. He has been serving as the Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Open Access Journal of Power and Energy since 2020.View more
Department of EECS, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
Sufan Jiang (Member, IEEE) received the B.S.E.E., M.S.E.E., and Ph.D. degrees from Southeast University, Nanjing, China, in 2014, 2017, and 2022, respectively. He is currently a Research Scientist with The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA. His research interests include resilience, flexibility, and energy justice of power systems.
Sufan Jiang (Member, IEEE) received the B.S.E.E., M.S.E.E., and Ph.D. degrees from Southeast University, Nanjing, China, in 2014, 2017, and 2022, respectively. He is currently a Research Scientist with The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA. His research interests include resilience, flexibility, and energy justice of power systems.View more
Department of EECS, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
Xiaofei Wang (Member, IEEE) received the B.S.E.E. degree from North China Electric Power University in 2014, China, the M.S.E.E. degree from Wuhan University, China, in 2017, and the Ph.D. degree from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA, in 2023. He is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher with National Renewable Energy Laboratory. His research interests include the electricity market operation, power system resilience, and distributed energy resource integration.
Xiaofei Wang (Member, IEEE) received the B.S.E.E. degree from North China Electric Power University in 2014, China, the M.S.E.E. degree from Wuhan University, China, in 2017, and the Ph.D. degree from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA, in 2023. He is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher with National Renewable Energy Laboratory. His research interests include the electricity market operation, power system resilience, and distributed energy resource integration.View more
Department of EECS, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
Jinning Wang (Graduate Student Member, IEEE) received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from the Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, China, in 2017 and 2020, respectively. He is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering with The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA. His research interests include data mining, power system modeling, and renewable integration.
Jinning Wang (Graduate Student Member, IEEE) received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from the Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, China, in 2017 and 2020, respectively. He is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering with The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA. His research interests include data mining, power system modeling, and renewable integration.View more
