Planning of distribution networks considering flexibility of local resources: how to deal with transmission system services
Authors/Creators
- 1. RSE S.p.A.
- 2. KU Leuven
- 3. SINTEF
Description
Modern planning techniques for distribution systems consider, in addition to the conventional grid reinforcement, the
provision of power flexibility from local resources. This solution is demonstrated to be cost-effective in numerous cases.
However, distribution resources might be required to provide services to transmission system too, and this aspect needs to be
considered within the selection of the best distribution planning options. This paper investigates a distribution network
planning strategy based on different trade-offs between “minimization of investment costs” and “maximization of distribution
flexibility for transmission services”, which is aimed at supporting a cooperative (but decoupled) planning for both
distribution and transmission systems.