Dynamic security region of natural gas systems in integrated electricity-gas systems

Abstract

In an integrated electricity-gas system (IEGS), gas-fired units with flexibility response capabilities address the uncertainty associated with renewable energy by swiftly adapting their output, which may result in uncertain fluctuations in the gas withdrawal of gas-fired units, potentially posing risks to the security of IEGS. Hence, it is necessary to efficiently evaluate the dynamic security region (DSR) of natural gas systems in IEGS by considering the real-time dynamic characteristics of natural gas systems, which are not satisfactorily handled in state-of-the-art works. To bridge this gap, this paper first conceptionally verifies the necessity of the DSR and establishes its mathematical model. Then, a dimensionality reduction method is proposed for the efficient solution and visualization of the high-dimensional DSR evaluation model. A fast evaluation (FE) algorithm is developed to address the difficulties of the nonconvex dynamic constraints in the reduced DSR model. Finally, the necessity and notable advantages of the proposed DSR model and FE are verified based on small and relatively large test systems in comparison with common security region models and algorithms. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first paper that comprehensively presents models and efficient algorithms regarding the DSR of natural gas systems in IEGS.