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  • LI Yurui, HAO Sipeng
    Online available: 2026-03-03
    With the large-scale integration of distributed generation (DG) and power electronic devices, the power system exhibits significant low-inertia and time-varying characteristics. Traditional thermal-energy storage joint frequency regulation strategies, typically relying on fixed parameters, struggle to adapt to dynamic fluctuations in system inertia and lack refined consideration of the full life-cycle economics of energy storage. To address these issues, a cooperative frequency control strategy for thermal-storage systems is proposed, based on online inertia assessment and adaptive deadband optimization. A hierarchical oordination mechanism is established: under small disturbance conditions, the energy storage system (ESS) acts as a fastresponse istributed flexible resource with priority, utilizing a low deadband to prevent frequent wear on thermal units. Under large disturbance onditions, the strategy identifies the real-time equivalent inertia based on the inverse solution of the system frequency response and adaptively adjusts the ESS's virtual inertia and droop coefficients to provide dynamic damping compensation. Furthermore, an improved life-cycle cost model accounting for cycle life degradation is developed. Simulation results demonstrate that the proposed strategy effectively suppresses system oscillations and significantly reduces comprehensive regulation costs, offering a techno-economically optimal solution for distributed energy storage participating in ancillary services and frequency governance in low-inertia grids.
  • GENG Xin, LOU Qinghui, SHI Xiangjian, FENG Kangkang, YANG Yu
    Online available: 2026-02-06
     [Objectives] To address the poor operational stability and high unit hydrogen production cost caused by strong power fluctuations of wind and photovoltaic (PV) renewable energy, this study investigates an optimized control strategy for a dual-channel hybrid hydrogen production system under wind-PV coupled application scenarios. [Methods] An optimized control strategy for a dual-channel electrolytic cell system based on ensemble empirical mode decomposition (EEMD) and Petri net-based start-stop correction is proposed. Wind and PV power signals are decomposed using EEMD, and power components at different frequency bands are allocated to alkaline and proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolytic cells according to their dynamic response characteristics. Meanwhile, a Petri net model is employed to construct start-stop logic for electrolytic cells, effectively suppressing frequent switching under low-load conditions. Furthermore, a multi-objective optimization model is established with the objectives of maximizing system energy conversion efficiency and minimizing the unit hydrogen production cost, which is solved using a multi-objective particle swarm optimization algorithm. [Results] Simulation results based on measured wind-PV power output data from the Zhangbei region indicate that the optimized hybrid hydrogen production system achieves an energy conversion efficiency of 58.64% and a unit hydrogen production cost of 2.3958 USD/kg. Compared with conventional single-type hydrogen production schemes, the proposed method improves efficiency by 15.25% and reduces cost by 1.7384 USD/kg, while significantly decreasing the number of start-stop events of electrolytic cells. [Conclutions] The results demonstrate that the proposed control strategy effectively enhances system stability and reduces economic cost, providing a practical and feasible optimization approach for the efficient operation of wind-PV hydrogen production systems.
  • GAO Liyuan, CUI Mingtao, GUOGuanglai, ZHANG Peiyao
    Online available: 2026-01-27
    To address the issues of existing regional distributed photovoltaic (PV) power forecasting, such as heavy reliance on meteorological data, high operation and maintenance costs, poor data quality and insufficient result credibility,a joint credible forecasting method for PV power and energy is proposed. First, power measurements from smart meters and daily frozen energy data are jointly filtered, fused, and normalized to enhance data set quality. Second, a multi-time-scale, high-accuracy sequence-to-sequence (Seq2Seq) forecasting framework is developed, integrating historical and forecast data from centralized regional PV plants; a multi-time-scale loss function that jointly accounts for both power and energy is employed to optimize prediction accuracy. Finally, a model integrity verification scheme based on commit-and-prove succinct non-interactive argument of knowledge (cp-SNARKs) is designed to ensure result credibility while preserving model confidentiality. Experimental validation using real-world data from a city in North China demonstrates that the proposed method significantly reduces forecasting errors for both power and energy, thereby improving PV power prediction accuracy. Requiring no meteorological inputs or system modifications, the approach features high data quality, superior prediction accuracy, low operational cost, and strong verifiability, making it readily extensible to other time-series forecasting tasks such as load forecasting and wind power prediction.
  • HUO Feifan, LÜ You, TIAN Helu, LIAO Conglin
    Online available: 2026-01-22
    To address the scheduling failures, power imbalances, and economic losses in virtual power plants (VPPs) caused by multisource uncertainties—including stochastic renewable generation, load fluctuations, and parameter deviations—this paper develops a multi-timescale adaptive dispatch framework incorporating multi-source uncertainty modeling and online parameter correction. The framework employs two-stage robust optimization for day-ahead scheduling to generate a robust pre-dispatch plan, and introduces a state-feedback mechanism in the intra-day stage, where an improved quantum-inspired genetic algorithm is used to recursively correct critical parameters, thereby forming a closed-loop dispatch structure. Simulation experiments validate the effectiveness of the proposed approach. Results show that, under significant forecasting errors in renewable generation and electro-thermal loads, the method improves actual operational revenue by approximately 3.2% compared to conventional deterministic dispatch. Moreover, the online parameter correction strategy reduces system balancing costs by nearly 90% during most time periods. The framework effectively balances robustness, economic efficiency, and adaptability, offering a viable technical pathway for the secure and economical operation of VPPs under high uncertainty
  • LI Wei1, 2, CHEN Hai3, JIANG Bo3, AN Chaolin3
    Online available: 2025-12-12
    Vibration monitoring and condition assessment are crucial technical means and management measures for ensuring the safe operation of large wind turbines, especially in the winter freezing environment of Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, the vibration monitoring and state assessment of the antifreezing test wind turbine is particularly important. The icing random distribution of the wind turbine blade may lead to mass imbalance and aerodynamic shape change among three blades, combined with installation differences of new equipment or auxiliary materials in three blades of wind turbine for antiicing/deicing requirement, so these factors may collectively induce severe vibration of the wind turbine to result with equipment safety hazards. This study employs the active aerothermal method to construct three 5MW test wind turbines, and the primary influencing factors of turbine vibration is analyzed deeply. The vibration monitoring data during four months from three 5MW antifreezing test turbines were employed to calculate 9 key turbine vibration condition variables and comprehensively evaluate the vibration condition in combination with characteristic limit values, and the vibration development trend of each turbine was judged by longitudinally and horizontally comparing. The assessment results indicate that the vibration intensity and its difference among three test wind turbines are smaller, which can operate safely for a long period, and the impact of blade icing and antiicing modifications on vibration is not significant.
  • WANG Wei1, CHEN Laijun2, 3, LEI Yinsheng4, ZUO Yiming4, GAO Ruiyan4, LIU Hanchen2
    Online available: 2025-12-12
    As an extension of the heat exchanger network (HEN), the array-type heat exchangers can effectively enhance the operational capability of Advanced Adiabatic Compressed Air Energy Storage (AA-CAES). However,the complexity of the variable-configuration array-type heat exchanger network exerts a significant influence on the operational capability of the AA-CAES system. To address this gap, this paper proposes a wide-range operational strategy for AA-CAES systems that incorporates array-type heat exchangers. First, a model of the array-type heat exchangers array for AA-CAES is established based on the thermal-electrical analogy theory. Subsequently, a widerange operation method for AA-CAES is proposed, leveraging the operational characteristics of the array-type heat exchangers. This method determines the number of heat exchanger units participating in power regulation according to the required power output, followed by a multi-objective optimization of the array-type heat exchangers using power deviation and residual thermal energy of the thermal oil as objective functions. Finally, a case study based on the parameters of a commercially operational AA-CAES station is conducted to validate the effectiveness of the proposed method. The results demonstrate that, compared to traditional heat exchangers, the modular heat exchanger array can effectively expand the feasible operating region of the AA-CAES discharging system, reduce power tracking deviation,and increase the utilization rate of thermal energy in the thermal oil. The research will provide the theoretical foundation and technical support for flexible regulation of AA-CAES.
  • LI Jianhua1 , CUI Sen2, 3 , ZHANG Xiaolong1 , GUO Junbo1 , SU Fawan1 , WANG Jupeng1
    Online available: 2025-12-03
    To address the challenges of power fluctuations and ramping demands faced by regional integrated energy systems under high penetration of renewable energy, this paper focuses on the ramping support capability of Advanced Adiabatic Compressed Air Energy Storage (AA-CAES). A multi-timescale optimization dispatch model for regional integrated energy systems incorporating AA-CAES ramping capability is established. First, an operational model of AA-CAES is established to analyze its support capability for thermal power ramping. Second, a multi-timescale optimization dispatch strategy for regional integrated energy systems incorporating AA-CAES ramping capability is proposed. Long-timescale optimization minimizes operational costs while ensuring system power balance, and short timescale dynamic power correction is achieved using Model Predictive Control (MPC). Simulation results demonstrate that multi-timescale scheduling, incorporating AA-CAES ramping capability, effectively enhances the system's resilience to renewable energy fluctuations, reduces thermal power dispatch requirements, lowers operational costs, and improves the integration of renewable energy. This approach provides theoretical guidance for the economic and stable operation of regional integrated energy systems.
  • TIAN Yongyaun, LIU Min
    Online available: 2025-12-02
    Under the background of the "dual carbon" goals, the contradiction between the high proportion of renewable energy grid connection and the reliance on fossil energy has become increasingly prominent. To coordinate low-carbon constraints with energy security, this paper proposes an optimized scheduling model for virtual power plants (VPP) based on the collaboration of carbon capture (CCS), electric-to-gas (P2G), and electric vehicles (EV). This model builds an integrated framework of "emission reduction - conversion - benefit" by aggregating distributed resources such as gas turbine units, combined heat and power (CHP), wind power, photovoltaic power and EVs: Firstly, CCS is used to capture CO ₂ ; Secondly, through CCS-P2G, carbon dioxide is converted into methane by utilizing the abandoned wind and photovoltaic energy, and the captured CO₂ is consumed to form a carbon cycle. Finally, aggregated EVs participate in carbon market transactions and increase their profits by using the China Certified Emission Reductions (CCER) they generate. The case analysis based on MATLAB/CPLEX shows that
    compared with the traditional gas-CHP system model, the model proposed in this paper can reduce carbon emissions
    by 91. 3% (from 2,466. 9 tons to 214. 34 tons), lower the cost of wind and solar power curtailage by 50,249. 30 yuan, and increase the consumption rate of renewable energy. And by selling CCER, the net cost of VPP was reduced by 8,208. 42 yuan. Ultimately, the overall net cost of VPP was reduced by 77,562. 28 yuan. The research verified the effectiveness of multi-technology collaboration in enhancing the economic and environmental benefits of VPP,providing theoretical support and practical paths for the low-carbon transformation of the new power system.
  • LI Jianlin1, YU Yuxin1, LIANG Zhonghao2, 3, LIU Yun1
    Online available: 2025-11-17
    As a core domain in global energy transition and low-carbon development, hydrogen energy holds significant importance for supporting industrial innovation and talent cultivation through disciplinary development. Currently, universities and research institutions worldwide are actively exploring pathways to establish hydrogen energy disciplinary systems. Based on systematic research into hydrogen energy discipline development, this paper examines the current state of such development in China and explores practical approaches centered on talent cultivation and curriculum system construction. Analyzing aspects such as disciplinary layout, curriculum systems, research platforms, and faculty development, it elucidates achievements in cultivating specialized talent, driving technological innovation, and serving industrial growth through examining disciplinary development objectives, innovative teaching methods, and resource integration. Simultaneously, it dissects existing challenges and proposes targeted optimization strategies, aiming to provide theoretical references and practical insights for China's high-quality hydrogen energy discipline development. It identifies existing issues in current discipline development, including insufficient interdisciplinary integration, scarcity of practical resources, and room for improvement in internationalization. Recommendations are provided for the next phase of hydrogen energy discipline development and exploration in China,offering guidance for the sustainable advancement of this field and driving the high-quality development of China'shydrogen energy industry.