A dynamic model-based estimate of the value of a vanadium redox flow battery for frequency regulation in Texas

Applied Energy

Volumn 113, Issue , 2014, Pages 189-198

  Fares, Robert L ^a   Meyers, Jeremy P ^a   Webber, Michael E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Economics; Energy storage; Flow battery; Frequency regulation

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CHARGING (BATTERIES); ECONOMICS; ENERGY STORAGE; OPTIMIZATION; SECONDARY BATTERIES; VANADIUM;

ELECTRIC RELIABILITY COUNCIL OF TEXAS; ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES; FLOW BATTERIES; FREQUENCY REGULATION SERVICES; FREQUENCY REGULATIONS; GRID-BASED APPLICATIONS; NON-LINEAR OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHMS; VANADIUM REDOX FLOW BATTERIES;

DYNAMIC MODELS;

DATA SET; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRICAL POWER; ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; PRICE DETERMINATION; SOFTWARE; VANADIUM;

TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84881517645     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.07.025     Document Type: Article

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