Operation characteristics of virtual power plant and function design of operation management platform under emerging power system

Virtual power plant (VPP) is a carrier that organically combines distributed generation, dispatchable load, and distributed energy storage, and then realizes the integrated regulation of various distributed energy storage (DER) through matched regulation methods and communication technology. Combined with the construction of an emerging power system, this paper expounds in detail on the operation characteristics and functional characteristics of the virtual power plant as well as its participation in the power market and auxiliary service market. Finally, according to the operation requirements of virtual power plant, the operation management platform of the virtual power plant is studied and designed, which includes the functions of virtual power plant integrated monitoring, power load management and prediction, virtual power plant regulation strategy management, virtual power plant operation management, and virtual power plant operation regulation.