A collaborative approach to integrated energy systems that consider direct trading of multiple energy derivatives

Abstract

The cooperative model of a multi-subject Regional Integrated Energy System (RIES) is no longer limited to the trading of traditional energy, but the trading of new energy derivatives such as Green Certificates (GC), Service Power (SP), and CO2 will be more involved in the energy allocation of the cooperative model. This study was conducted for the multi- entity RIES cooperative model considering the trading of electronics, GC, SP, and CO2. First, a cooperative framework including wind-photovoltaic generation system (WG), combined heat and power system (CHP), and power-carbon-hydrogen load (PCH) is proposed, and the mechanism of energy derivatives trading is also analyzed. Then, the sub-models of each agent in the cooperative model are established separately so that WG has the capability of GC generation, CHP has the capability of GC and CO2 absorption, and PCH can realize the effective utilization of CO2. Then, the WG–CHP–PCH cooperative model is established and equated into two sub-problems of cooperative benefit maximization and transaction payment negotiation, which are solved in a distributed manner by the alternating directed multiplier method (ADMM). Finally, the effectiveness of the proposed cooperative model and distributed solution is verified by simulation. The simulation results show that the WG–CHP–PCH cooperative model can substantially improve the operational efficiency of each agent and realize the efficient redistribution of energy and its derivatives. In addition, the dynamic parameter adjustment algorithm (DP) is further applied in the solving process to improve its convergence speed. By updating the step size during each iteration, the computational cost, the number of iterations, and the apparent oscillations are reduced, and the convergence performance of the algorithm is improved.