Journal of Modern Power Systems and Clean Energy
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A Continuous Operating Envelope for Managing Intra-interval Fluctuations: Modeling and Solution
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State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment Technology, School of Electrical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China

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This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 12371258), Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program (No. 2023QNRC001), and Project of Chongqing Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No. CSTB2023NSCQ-BHX0177).

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    Maintaining a continuous power balance is crucial for ensuring operational feasibility in power systems. However, due to forecasting difficulties and computational limitations, economic dispatch often relies on discrete interval horizons, which fail to guarantee feasibility within each interval. This paper introduces the concept of a continuous operating envelope for managing intra-interval fluctuations, delineating the range within which fluctuations remain manageable. We propose a parametric programming model to construct the envelope, represented as a polytope that accounts for both timescale and fluctuation dimensions. To address the computational challenges inherent in the parametric programming model, we develop a fast solution method to provide an approximated polytope. The approximated polytope, initially derived from lower-dimensional projections, represents a subset of the exact polytope that ensures operational feasibility. Additionally, we apply a polytope expansion strategy in the original dimensions to refine the approximated polytope, bringing the approximation closer to the exact polytope. Case studies on an illustrative 5-bus and a utility-scale 661-bus system demonstrate that the method effectively and stably provides a continuous operating envelope, particularly for high-dimensional problems.

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  • Received:June 18,2024
  • Revised:September 24,2024
  • Online: March 26,2025