Abstract
Energy storage technologies are vital in improving the operation performance of grid-connected distributed energy systems. The adjustability of indoor temperature and the thermal inertia of buildings can form an excellent virtual energy storage. However, there are few studies on the impact of this virtual energy storage on the operation performance of grid-connected distributed energy systems. Therefore, this study first calculates the equivalent thermal resistance and thermal capacitance of a building by using EnergyPlus and establishes the first-order thermodynamic load calculation model. Subsequently, the system dynamic optimal scheduling model, considering the virtual energy storage, was developed based on the first-order thermodynamic load calculation model. The Gurobi nonconvex solver is used to optimize the model, and the results are compared with the optimal scheduling results without considering the virtual energy storage. The results indicate that, guided by time-of-use electricity pricing, the virtual energy storage effectively reduces the air conditioning load during high and peak tariff periods while increasing it during valley tariff periods. This change in air conditioning load leads to an increase in grid power consumption during valley tariff periods. However, it also improves the system's operation efficiency and ultimately reduces the total grid power and gas consumption. The lower energy consumption makes the primary energy saving rate and carbon dioxide emission reduction rate of Scenario 2 greater than zero compared to Scenario 1 and increases with the increase of renewable energy penetration of the integrated power system. Furthermore, affected by the difference in the proportion of grid power consumption under time-of-use electricity pricing and the total energy consumption, the system's operating cost in Scenario 2 is less than in Scenario 1. The reduction rates in summer and winter typical days are 1.95 % and 6.48 %, respectively. Therefore, fully utilizing the virtual energy storage under air conditioning and building coupling can reduce the operating cost, primary energy consumption, and carbon dioxide emissions of grid-connected distributed energy systems.
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