A GRID OPERATION MODEL: RESOURCE DEMAND FOR AN ADEQUATE QUALITY OF SUPPLY

Based on the regulation of grid fees and the regulatory requirements on the quality of supply, grid oper- ators attempt to find an optimal balance between costs and quality of supply. One main aspect of the quality of supply is the non-availability of supply, which strongly depends on the duration of the re-supply process and therefore on the availability of resources. Consequently, grid operators need to analyze the relation between a certain configuration of resources and the corresponding costs and quality of sup- ply. Focusing on the re-supply process in medium- and low- voltage grids, this paper presents a detailed grid operation model which allows to quantify this relation. Depending on legal, regulatory or strategic requirements, this model al- lows to evaluate and compare different configurations of re- sources and the resulting quality of supply.