Optimal Dispatch of Battery Energy Storage in Distribution Network Considering Electrothermal-Aging Coupling

Abstract

With the rapid development of distributed generation (DG), battery energy storage systems (BESSs) will play a critical role in supporting the high penetration of renewable DG in distribution networks. The traditional dispatching approach of BESSs commonly adopts linear models with constant operational characteristics and neglects the aging cost. However, the operational characteristics of BESSs are related to operational states, i.e., temperature, state of charge and current. Furthermore, the aging cost is also an important issue to optimize the economic profitability of BESSs, which is affected by the operational states as well. To this end, this paper proposes an optimal dispatch model of BESSs in distribution networks that considers the electrothermal-aging coupling relationship. The nonconvex original model is reformulated as a second-order cone programming problem, which can be effectively solved. Case studies show that the proposed method accurately captures the operational characteristics and synergistically optimizes the operational cost of distribution networks and the aging cost of BESSs. Compared to the traditional dispatching approach, the proposed method largely avoids the deviation between the scheduled power and actual power of BESSs and effectively saves the total cost, leading to a 48% extension of lifetime and a 30% increase in profitability of the BESSs.