چكيده به لاتين
Abstract:
The generation expansion planning (GEP) problem consists in determining the type of technology, size, location and time at which new generation units must be integrated to the system, over a given planning horizon, to satisfy the forecasted energy demand. In response to the global environmental concerns, diverse mechanisms have been developed which have an influence on the power industry. Therefore, long-term GEP model should consider the environmental factors while ensuring reliable and efficient supply of forecasted demand. In this circumstance, renewable energy sources (RES) can be pointed out as an appropriate alternative to fossil fuel-fired units which have a remarkable share on releasing different contaminants especially CO2, as the major contributor to greenhouse effect. Moreover, demand response is also becoming a promising field of study in operation and planning of electric power systems. More attention has recently been paid to demand response programs. Customers can contribute to the operation of power systems by deployment of demand response. The growth of customers’ participation in such programs may affect the planning of power systems. Therefore, it seems necessary to consider the effects of demand response in planning approaches. Hence, in this thesis the problem of generation expansion planning considering environmental policies and demand response peogarms is investigated in details. In order to achieve the above objectives, increasing the share of renewable energy resources and demand side management programs are considered as a two main strategies that by taking into account the costs associated with each of these strategies, can be reached to the balance between them and determined the size and type of these sources. A two-stage algorithm is proposed based on Bender’s Decomposition method and solved in MATLAB and GAMS softwares. Simulation results show that considering demand response capability in GEP problem can cause a lot of environmental and economic benefits.
Keywords: Generation Expansion Planning, Environmental Policy, Demand Response, Renewable Energy.
