Siting and sizing dispersed energy storage in power transmission networks

This paper provides an algorithm for selecting the site and size of dispersed energy storage (DES), in power transmission networks. Firstly, flexibility requirements for each branch are identified through an assessment of the transmission network. From the previous analysis, an evolutionary particle swarm optimization algorithm is applied to find the preferred solution, in terms of DES site and size. The optimization model includes a multi-interval simulation of the network, for a given period of time, in order to include both power and energy requirements. IEEE 14-bus Reliability Test System, with energy storage, is simulated as case study.