Extended MANA formulation for time-domain simulations of combined power and gas networks

The promise of improved system efficiency, reliability, and higher renewable energy hosting capability of the Integrated Energy System concept has driven the development of innovative network coupling technologies and energy system integration methods. Co-ordinated design and operation of the traditionally separate energy systems, including electric power, gas, and heat will lead to the optimal use of synergies between energy networks and bring forth numerous benefits to the energy sector. To fully understand the potential and quantitatively assess the operation performance of the combined energy networks, a unified modeling and simulation framework using an extended MANA formulation is proposed in this paper, which is capable of incorporating arbitrary gas network configurations and unbalanced power networks in a systematic manner needed. A case study with combined power and gas networks via EnergyHubs is implemented to demonstrate the application of the proposed method. (C) 2019 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.