Flexibility Enhancement Planning of Active Distribution Networks Considering Optimal Dispatch of Demand Response

To enhance the operational flexibility of active distribution network (ADN) with high proportion renewable energy, this paper proposes a flexibility resource planning model considering the optimal dispatch of demand response. Firstly, the flexibility in supply side and demand side are analyzed. Then, a two-layer planning model of flexibility resources is established, which includes the planning layer and operating layer. The planning layer introduces the system comprehensive security index to evaluate the system security, aiming at the optimal annual comprehensive cost of the system. The operation layer introduces the flexibility insufficiency rate as the system flexibility evaluation index, and the network loss and renewable energy curtailment are counted as economic penalties, which is aiming at the optimal annual operation cost of the system. The proposed planning model is solved with particle swarm optimization algorithm. Case studies on the IEEE 33-node distribution system show that the proposed model can effectively reduce the network loss and the renewable generation curtailment.