The increased deployment of distributed generation calls for the coordination and interaction between transmission distribution levels. This requirement is particularly relevant planning purposes when renewable-based involved. Unfortunately, in current industry practice, network planners solve their problems independent each other, thereby leading to suboptimal solutions. Within this context, p...

Nowadays, developing an integrated energy system (IES) is considered as effective pattern to improve efficiency and reduce supply costs. This study proposes a new index—convertibility index (CI)—to quantitatively assess the flexibility of IES regarding conversion processes between different flow types. Based on CI constraint, planning problem modeled bi-level optimization problem. To solve prop...

Integrated resource planning has been performed by electric companies, because of its multifarious benefits in power system operation. Demand Response Resources (DRRs) can be used as a virtual demand side power plant. DRRs are clustered to IncentiveBased Programs (IBPs) and Time-Based Rate Programs (TBRPs). Precise modeling of DRRs helps the system operator to investigate the impact of responsi...