Optimal Scheduling Strategy of a Regional Integrated Energy System Considering Renewable Energy Uncertainty and Heat Network Transmission Characteristics

In order to overcome the curtailment of wind energy caused by "power determined by heat" of combined heat and power units, this study proposes an integrated demand response strategy and optimization method for heat-electric energy dispatching in a regional integrated energy system. Firstly, a scene analysis model based on Latin Hypercube Sampling (LHS) and Backward Reduction (BR) is constructed to analyze the probabilistic properties of wind power output in various scenes, and further provide a necessary reference for integrated energy scheduling. Secondly, the schedulable electrical power and thermal demand are evaluated with the consideration of the transmission characteristics of the heat supply network, then the integrated demand response of electric-thermal coordination is adopted to facilitate suppress the heat load fluctuation and wind power consumption. Finally, the optimal scheduling model of regional integrated energy system is established considering the source-load coordination, and the optimal output of each power unit is determined with the goal of minimizing overall cost during the scheduling period. The simulation results demonstrated that the proposed scheduling method reduces the operation cost of the integrated energy system and effectively promotes the wind energy consumption. Furthermore, it serves as a benchmark for the coordinated operation of wind turbines and power grids