Frequency Stability of the European Interconnected Power System Under Grid Splitting in Market Zones

Authors

  • Carmelo Mosca Dipartimento Energia “Galileo Ferraris”, Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy
  • Ettore Bompard Dipartimento Energia “Galileo Ferraris”, Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy
  • Gianfranco Chicco Dipartimento Energia “Galileo Ferraris”, Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy
  • João Moreira Drafting Team Planning Standards, ENTSO-E, Bruxelles, Belgium
  • Vincent Sermanson Drafting Team Planning Standards, ENTSO-E, Bruxelles, Belgium
  • Dante Powell Drafting Team Planning Standards, ENTSO-E, Bruxelles, Belgium

Keywords:

frequency stability, grid separation, market zones, power system inertia, system split

Abstract

This paper proposes a graph theory-based approach to define the possible separation of the market zones in large power systems. The market zone partitioning is used to assess the frequency stability based on a set of parameters, including the inertia, the running capacity of the separated areas, and the power exchanged on the interconnection lines. A system split indicator is finally used to rank the worst split lines. The methodology has been tested on real scenarios of the interconnected Continental Europe power system.

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Published

2021-02-01