Key technologies and present situation of virtual power plant under “dual-carbon” goals

Abstract

Virtual power plant （VPP） technology can realize the effective aggregation and coordinated control of distributed resources to reduce the carbon emissions of power system operation and improve renewable energy consumption. The technology has become an effective way to promote the realization of “dual-carbon” goals. Firstly， the general situation and research status of VPP technology are introduced in terms of intelligent metering， information communication， and coordinated control. Next， given the promotion effect of VPP on the “dual-carbon” goals， the VPP dispatch modes for carbon emission reduction and renewable energy consumption are introduced respectively. Then， the construction status of three different types of VPPs in Shanghai， Jiangsu and a city in Zhejiang are introduced. And the impact of various factors on the key technologies and low-carbon dispatch mode selection of VPPs is analyzed. The results show that VPPs should be further developed in terms of intelligent metering， information communication and coordinated control； key technologies for VPPs and low-carbon dispatch mode should be selected rationally in accordance with load characteristics， resource distribution， and other factors.

Keywords

• vpp
• distributed resources
• carbon emission reduction
• renewable energy consumption