Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Innovation & Technology S.l.

Pedro Maria Zudaire Latienda

Patxi Mendizabal Abasolo

Roberto Carlos Barrenechea Gruber

Provided is a method of operating a hybrid power plant, including energy generating units including a wind park and at least one unit of another type of renewable energy source and including an energy storage system, the method including: creating a power production schedule based on an actual forecast of power production, an actual forecast of energy price and actual hybrid power plant status, the power production schedule including at least scheduled power for points in time in the future; and controlling, during the points in time in the future the energy generating units and the energy storage system based on the power production schedule, the hybrid power plant status at the points in time in the future, in particular energy storage system status, such as to dispatch power according to the power production schedule, but complying with any grid operator reference at the points in time in the future.

Controlling a hybrid power plant

A method of power management of a hybrid power plant includes at least one type of renewable power generation equipment and an energy storage system, including: before a first dispatching time range: using first forecasts of energy production capability and energy price, and in particular hybrid plant status and plant parameters, to derive a first power generation schedule defining power generation in the first dispatching time range; at a dispatch point in time within the first dispatching time range: using second forecasts of energy production capability and energy price, and in particular plant status and plant parameters, to derive a second power generation schedule defining power generation in a second dispatching time range; and calculating an optimal power injection value for the dispatch point in time based on the first power generation schedule and the second power generation schedule taking into account at least one constraint.

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Ororbia, Spain

Pedro Maria Zudaire Latienda