LAPSE:2023.30697
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LAPSE:2023.30697
Load-Following Operation of Small Modular Reactors under Unit Commitment Planning with Various Photovoltaic System Conditions
April 17, 2023
Globally, renewable energies are indispensable resources on account of RE100 and the Paris Agreement. The most developed renewable energies are photovoltaics (PV) and wind energy, and they are continuously expanding. This study aims to optimize and analyze the nuclear power plant (NPP) load-following operation in various PV conditions in a metropolitan region. With theoretically estimated power demand and PV power, a mixed-integer problem (MIP) with ramping cycle constraint (RCC) was constructed for a safe load-following operation and simulated through duck curves under various NPP load-following regions (the extreme, normal, and safe regions). The simulation showed two major results for NPP load-following. Technically, RCC successfully controlled the NPP ramp cycle and was assured to be an optimization tool for NPP operation. Numerically, NPP load-following alleviated PV intermittency to almost 50%, 30%, and 15% depending on the load-following region. However, these effects were restricted when the PV capacity rate was high, especially when it exceeded 60%. Thus, PV system capacity is recommended to be 63% of the maximum power demand in the metropolitan region with NPP load-following, and larger PV systems need more flexibility.
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duck curve, load-following model, NPP, PV, SMR, UC plan
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Ahn SH, Hyun JH, Choi JH, Lee SG, Kim GG, Bhang BG, Cha HL, Lim BY, Choi HJ, Ahn HK. Load-Following Operation of Small Modular Reactors under Unit Commitment Planning with Various Photovoltaic System Conditions. (2023). LAPSE:2023.30697
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Ahn SH: Department of Electrical Engineering, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea; Next Generation PV Module and Power System Research Center, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea [ORCID]
Hyun JH: Department of Electrical Engineering, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea; Next Generation PV Module and Power System Research Center, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
Choi JH: Department of Electrical Engineering, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea; Next Generation PV Module and Power System Research Center, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
Lee SG: Department of Electrical Engineering, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea; Next Generation PV Module and Power System Research Center, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
Kim GG: Department of Electrical Engineering, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea; Next Generation PV Module and Power System Research Center, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
Bhang BG: Department of Electrical Engineering, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea; Next Generation PV Module and Power System Research Center, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
Cha HL: Department of Electrical Engineering, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea; Next Generation PV Module and Power System Research Center, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
Lim BY: Department of Electrical Engineering, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea; Next Generation PV Module and Power System Research Center, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea [ORCID]
Choi HJ: Department of Electrical Engineering, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea; Next Generation PV Module and Power System Research Center, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
Ahn HK: Department of Electrical Engineering, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea; Next Generation PV Module and Power System Research Center, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea [ORCID]
Hyun JH: Department of Electrical Engineering, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea; Next Generation PV Module and Power System Research Center, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
Choi JH: Department of Electrical Engineering, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea; Next Generation PV Module and Power System Research Center, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
Lee SG: Department of Electrical Engineering, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea; Next Generation PV Module and Power System Research Center, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
Kim GG: Department of Electrical Engineering, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea; Next Generation PV Module and Power System Research Center, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
Bhang BG: Department of Electrical Engineering, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea; Next Generation PV Module and Power System Research Center, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
Cha HL: Department of Electrical Engineering, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea; Next Generation PV Module and Power System Research Center, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
Lim BY: Department of Electrical Engineering, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea; Next Generation PV Module and Power System Research Center, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea [ORCID]
Choi HJ: Department of Electrical Engineering, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea; Next Generation PV Module and Power System Research Center, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
Ahn HK: Department of Electrical Engineering, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea; Next Generation PV Module and Power System Research Center, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea [ORCID]
Journal Name
Energies
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16
Issue
7
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2946
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2023
Publication Date
2023-03-23
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1996-1073
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