Journal of Modern Power Systems and Clean Energy
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Operational Coordination Optimization of Electricity and Natural Gas Networks Based on Sequential Symmetrical Second-order Cone Programming
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1.Power Grid Dispatching and Control Branch Company of NARI Technology Co., Ltd., Nanjing, China;2.College of Information and Electrical Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China;3.James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK;4.Scottish Power Energy Network, Glasgow G2 5AD, UK;5.Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

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The work was supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC, UK) in project “Street2Grid – an electricity blockchain platform for P2P energy trading” (No. EP/S001778/2).

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    The variable and unpredictable nature of renewable energy generation (REG) presents challenges to its large-scale integration and the efficient and economic operation of the electricity network, particularly at the distribution level. In this paper, an operational coordination optimization method is proposed for the electricity and natural gas networks, aiming to overcome the identified negative impacts. The method involves the implementation of bi-directional energy flows through power-to-gas units and gas-fired power plants. A detailed model of the three-phase power distribution system up to each phase is employed to improve the representation of multi-energy systems to consider real-world end-user consumption. This method allows for the full consideration of unbalanced operational scenarios. Meanwhile, the natural gas network is modelled and analyzed with steady-state gas flows and the dynamics of the line pack in pipelines. The sequential symmetrical second-order cone programming (SS-SOCP) method is employed to facilitate the simultaneous analysis of three-phase imbalance and line pack while accelerating the solution process. The efficacy of the operational coordination optimization method is demonstrated in case studies comprising a modified IEEE 123-node power distribution system with a 20-node natural gas network. The studies show that the operational coordination optimization method can simultaneously minimize the total operational cost, the curtailment of installed REG, the voltage imbalance of three-phase power system, and the overall carbon emissions.

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  • Received:October 03,2023
  • Revised:March 19,2024
  • Online: March 26,2025