Hybridization of a Wind Farm and a Photovoltaic Plant in a Steelworks with an Energy Storage System
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- Orcajo, G. Alonso; Cano, Jose M.; Norniella, Joaquin G.; G., Francisco Pedrayes; Rojas, Carlos H.; D., Josue Rodriguez
- Source
- 2023 IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting (IAS) Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting (IAS), 2023 IEEE. :1-7 Oct, 2023
- Subject
- Power, Energy and Industry Applications
Photovoltaic systems
Production
Low-carbon economy
Wind farms
Synchronous generators
Frequency control
Carbon emissions
Electric arc furnace
energy storage
industrial plants
photovoltaic power systems
steel
wind energy
- Language
- ISSN
- 2576-702X
The steel industry is undergoing a deep transformation for decarbonization purposes. This transformation involves the electrification of many production processes currently powered by coal or gas. Therefore, electricity consumption in an already electro-intensive industry is to increase in the coming years. The incorporation of wind and photovoltaic generation systems into the grids supplying a steelworks is planned to meet global CO 2 emission targets. The hybridization of these systems has significant advantages, as well as various drawbacks mainly regarding the loss of the inertia that is characteristic of conventional synchronous generators. The use of a storage system consisting of lithium batteries is proposed to compensate for the loss of inertia. The coordinated management of the charging and discharging processes of the storage system enables the control of the frequency and the load level in the transmission grid supplying a steelworks. The proposal also reviews the main foreseen demand and generation curves and provides results that are representative of the storage system role.