Low Carbon Economic Dispatch Optimization of Regional Integrated Energy Systems Considering Heating Network and P2G

Abstract

Against a background of the energy internet and low-carbon electricity, regional integrated energy system (RIES) has become a key way to achieve sustainable energy development, leading to reduced operating costs and system carbon emissions, and improved system operating efficiency. This paper puts forward a low-carbon economic dispatching optimization method for RIES with a heating network and power-to-gas (P2G). First, the heating network model and the mathematical model of P2G were constructed. Second, the carbon trading mechanism was introduced, the objective function being: to minimize the sum of the system operating cost and carbon trading cost; and ensure that the balance of cooling, heating, electric power, and the operating constraints—of RIES and the heating network—were comprehensively considered. Finally, the CPLEX optimization software simulation was used. The results show that the proposed method can take into account both low-carbon and economic factors, and can provide a reference for RIES low-carbon economic dispatch.

Keywords

• heat network
• power-to-gas (P2G)
• regional integrated energy system (RIES)
• carbon trading mechanism