Optimization of electric heating operation based on day-ahead electricity spot market

Abstract

The emergence of Electricity Spot Market makes it possible that distributed electric heating equipment connect with the grid and participate in market competition as well. However, due to the functional limits, it is impossible for the power supply side to have a thorough understanding of the specific conditions of the load characteristics of the power user, and the user side will not take a global consideration of the real-time security and stability of the power grid. This paper focuses on the research about electricity consumption strategy of thermoelectric coupled load with the background of electricity spot market. The main works are as following: An operation strategy of consumer electric heating equipment based on electric spot market is proposed. Besides, an operation mode which responds to the market is obtained by analysing the time span of clearing nodes in power spot market and start-stop characteristics of distributed heat load equipment. Based on this, the operating cost control function of consumer electric heating load is designed, making it possible that the load follows changes of the clearing price under the premise of ensuring that the user’s heat demand is met within a day. Then we had a discussion about the impact of parameter changes on the operating strategy. With the help of the constraints of existing power grid, the operation strategy model of consumer electric heating equipment based on power spot market is realized.