The paper assesses the impact of electric-drive vehicles (EDVs) on power system reliability. For this purpose, it introduces direct optimization of reliability indices LOLE (Loss of Load Expectation) and EENS (Expected Energy Not Served). The analysis is performed by the proposed optimization...

The paper presents a new method for reliability investment decisions when a reward/penalty scheme is applied to the regulation of (distribution system operators) DSOs. The method was developed in order to facilitate the transition from (cost-based regulation) CBR to (performance-based...

A novel methodology for Optimal Sizing of Biomass-Fired Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) Combined Heat and Power (CHP) System with Heat Storage is presented in this paper. The ORC technology received a lot of attention recently, especially for medium scale applications (e.g. district heating) where...

The paper addresses market-based congestion management (MBCM) in electric power systems taking into account the constraints of the electric power system (EPS) and the natural gas system (NGS). The proposed method is based on the countertrade methodology, where the system operator performs...

The paper presents the stochastic optimization algorithm that may eventually be used by electric energy suppliers to coordinate charging of electric-drive vehicles (EDVs) in order to maximize the use of renewable energy in transportation. Due to the stochastic nature of transportation patterns,...

In this article, we present a new network flow-tracing method. This new method is designed to trace flow paths across a network from selected consumers to a specified producer. Flow tracing gives fundamental insight into the relations between consumers and producers. The new method is based on a...