Low Carbon Economic Dispatch of Rural Distribution Network under High Photovoltaic Penetration

Abstract

To promote the low-carbon development of the power grid, the penetration rate of distribution photovoltaics in power systems has greatly increased. Some distribution networks may switch roles between energy producers and energy consumers multiple times a day. Especially in rural areas with low loads and abundant land resources, a large number of distributed photovoltaics may increase the energy balancing burden of the transmission system. To address this, the optimal operation of local resources is the key to the local accommodation of photovoltaics. In rural distribution networks, the light industrial load and agricultural load in rural distribution networks have similar electricity consumption behavior, and are suitable for centralized load management. This article proposes a low-carbon economic dispatch model of rural distribution networks under high photovoltaic penetration.. In specific, the light industrial load and the agricultural load are modeled considering their production requirements. Carbon emission costs and photovoltaic consumption costs are incorporated into the dispatch model of the distribution network. The case study is conducted based on a rural distribution network. The results of the case study indicated that the proposed model could increase the photovoltaic absorption rate by 10.96% and reduce carbon emissions by 3.4% for the test system.