Fast Solving Algorithm Based on Priority Ranking and Rule Matching in Virtual Power Plant (VPP)

Virtual Power Plant (VPP) calculation is a problem of searching optima in high-dimensional space. Its basic optimal solving methodology is to trim uninteresting regions of the search space where global optima are unlikely to be found by setting rules manually or automatically. A new fast solving algorithm based on priority ranking and rule matching of multidimensional responsive features of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) is proposed and designed. Theoretical analysis and simulation result show that the new algorithm is with O(n
²
) time complexity, which means it is fast enough and can be put into practice in real-time VPP’s engineering application scenarios.