Adequacy assessment of bulk electric power systems incorporating wind energy

Abstract

Distributed generation units such as wind generation farms at the IEEE reliability test system (RTS) to assess the bulk electric system reliability. IEEE test system is simulated and analyzed at this paper; several scenarios are implemented to the test system to assess the impact of penetrating Wind generation farms at the power system reliability indices at composite level including both the generation and transmission (HLII). This study is important for planners to determine the best locations of wind generation farms and the optimal percentage of the penetration level. The results of this work show the impact of adding wind generation farms at different locations and with different Penetration level.