Virtual power plant is a kind of power supply coordination management system that realizes the aggregation and coordination optimization of distributed power supply, energy storage system, controllable load, electric vehicle and other DER through advanced information communication technology and software system, and participates in the power market and power grid operation as a special power plant.
brief introduction
From a global perspective, the research and implementation of virtual power plants are mainly concentrated in Europe and North America. According to the data released by Parker Research Company, by the end of 2009, the total capacity of global virtual power plants was 19.4 GW, of which Europe accounted for 5 100 and the United States accounted for 4,400. By the end of 20 1 1, the total capacity of global virtual power plants has increased to 55.6 GW.
However, the application forms of virtual power plants in Europe and America are significantly different, and the virtual power plants in European countries also have their own characteristics. Virtual power plant projects that have been implemented in Europe, such as the European Union Virtual Fuel Cell Power Plant (VFCPP) project and the Dutch virtual power plant project based on power matcher.
The flexible electric network to integrate expected project in EU and ProViPP(ProViPP project in Germany are mainly aimed at realizing DG's reliable grid connection and power market operation.