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Autonomous Demand Response Decision-Making Optimization under Communication Delay and Reliability Uncertainty
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  • Long Wang,
  • Huishan Huang,
  • Hui Yu,
  • Yi Wang,
  • Tingzhe Pan,
  • Wangzhang Cao
Long Wang
Marketing Department of China Southern Power Grid Co., Ltd.
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Huishan Huang
Marketing Department of China Southern Power Grid Co., Ltd.
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Hui Yu
Marketing Department of China Southern Power Grid Co., Ltd.
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Yi Wang
Marketing Department of China Southern Power Grid Co., Ltd.
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Tingzhe Pan
China Southern Power Grid Scientific Research Institute Co.

Corresponding Author:pantingzhe1@163.com

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Wangzhang Cao
China Southern Power Grid South Electric Power Research Institute
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Abstract

In the modern power system, the intermittency of distributed renewable energy and user-side load fluctuations challenge grid stability. Using IoT data, the distribution regulation center directs user resources to engage in demand response through the network. However, deep coupling between the power and communication networks leads to issues like communication delays and packet loss, increasing regulation costs and affecting robustness. To address these issues, this paper proposes a demand response autonomous decision-making method considering regulation command communication delay and reliability. Initially, we develop a cloud-edge-end collaborative framework for autonomous demand response, considering the coupling of power and communication networks. We then define an optimization problem to minimize the weighted sum of regulation costs and grid losses, considering user-side resource outputs and grid constraints. Utilizing Information Gap Decision Theory (IGDT), we address uncertainties in renewable outputs like wind and PV, forming a robust optimization model. We introduce a deep actor-critic (DAC)-based method that incorporates communication delay and packet loss impacts, building a multi-objective Markov decision process (MDP) to optimize and adjust power outputs. This dual cooperative DAC algorithm iteratively refines decisions, enhancing algorithm convergence. Simulation results confirm the method significantly reduces regulation costs and grid losses, improving economic efficiency and robustness.
02 Oct 2024Submitted to IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution
04 Oct 2024Submission Checks Completed
04 Oct 2024Assigned to Editor
04 Oct 2024Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
24 Oct 2024Reviewer(s) Assigned