Schedule of air-conditioning systems with thermal energy storage considering wind power forecast errors

As the penetration of uncontrollable renewable energy sources (RESs) increases, energy storage and flexible demand will play a more important role in future power systems. In this paper, air-conditioning systems with thermal energy storage (A/C storage systems) are studied as a way of compensating uncertainties from wind power. Wind power forecast errors are analyzed from different perspectives in order to better assist the schedule of storage devices. An operation scheme is proposed for A/C storage systems for both day-ahead scheduling and real-time operation, based on the features of wind power forecast errors. The targets include load management and compensation of wind power forecast errors. Simulations illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed scheme to support power systems with high wind penetration.