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Ancillary Services in the Energy Blockchain for Microgrids
Pierluigi GalloMariano Giuseppe IppolitoGaetano ZizzoMaria Luisa Di SilvestreEleonora Riva SanseverinoQuynh T. TranRossano Muscasubject
BlockchainComputer science020209 energyDistributed computingdis- tributed generation02 engineering and technologyIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringElectric power system0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineeringRemunerationElectrical and Electronic Engineeringenergy blockchainGlow- worm Swarm Optimization.Settore ING-INF/05 - Sistemi Di Elaborazione Delle InformazioniP2PSettore ING-INF/03 - Telecomunicazioni020208 electrical & electronic engineeringTransactive energyAC powerGridSettore ING-IND/33 - Sistemi Elettrici Per L'EnergiaControl and Systems EngineeringOptimal reactive power flowMicrogridVoltage regulationDatabase transactiondescription
The energy blockchain is a distributed Internet protocol for energy transactions between nodes of a power system. Recent applications of the energy blockchain in microgrids only consider the energy transactions between peers without considering the technical issues that can arise, especially when the system is islanded. One contribution of the paper is, thus, to depict a comprehensive framework of the technical and economic management of microgrids in the blockchain era, considering, for the first time, the provision of ancillary services and, in particular, of the voltage regulation service. When more PV nodes are operating in the grid, large reactive power flows may appear in the branches. In order to limit such flows, a reactive optimal power flow (R-OPF) is solved, setting the voltage at the PV buses as variables within prescribed limits. Each PV generator will thus contribute to voltage regulation, receiving a remuneration included in the transaction and certified by the blockchain technology. For showing how this system can work, a test microgrid, where some energy transactions take place, has been considered. For each transaction, the R-OPF assigns the reactive power to the PV buses. The R-OPF is solved by a glow-worm swarm optimizer. Finally, the paper proposes a method for remuneration of reactive power provision; this method, integrated into the blockchain, allows evaluating the contribution to voltage regulation and increases the transparency and cost traceability in the transactions. The application section shows the implementation of a Tendermint-based energy transaction platform integrating R-OPF and the earlier cited technical assessments.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
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| 2019-11-01 |