Renewable Energy Sources and Responsive Demand. Do We Need Congestion Management in the Distribution Grid?

• Published in: IEEE transactions on power systems Vol. 29; no. 5; pp. 2119 - 2128
• Main Authors: Verzijlbergh, Remco A., De Vries, Laurens J., Lukszo, Zofia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01.09.2014; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Congestion; Congestion management; Electric utilities; Electric vehicles; Electricity; Electricity consumption; Electricity distribution; Management; Marketing; network tariffs; Networks; Optimization; Power cables; power distribution; Renewable energy sources; Resource management; smart grid; Tariffs

Possible congestion management mechanisms for price-responsive electric vehicle demand in electricity distribution networks are investigated. Because a high penetration of renewable energy sources weakens the correlation between wholesale electricity prices and network demand, cost-minimizing electr...