Storage

Note

Since storage power values are given in the consumer system, positive power models charging and negative power models discharging.

See also

Unit Systems and Conventions

Create Function

pandapower.create.create_storage(net, bus, p_mw, max_e_mwh, q_mvar=0, sn_mva=nan, soc_percent=nan, min_e_mwh=0.0, name=None, index=None, scaling=1.0, type=None, in_service=True, max_p_mw=nan, min_p_mw=nan, max_q_mvar=nan, min_q_mvar=nan, controllable=nan, **kwargs)

Adds a storage to the network.

In order to simulate a storage system it is possible to use sgens or loads to model the discharging or charging state. The power of a storage can be positive or negative, so the use of either a sgen or a load is (per definition of the elements) not correct. To overcome this issue, a storage element can be created.

As pandapower is not a time dependend simulation tool and there is no time domain parameter in default power flow calculations, the state of charge (SOC) is not updated during any power flow calculation. The implementation of energy content related parameters in the storage element allows to create customized, time dependend simulations by running several power flow calculations and updating variables manually.

INPUT:

net - The net within this storage should be created

bus (int) - The bus id to which the storage is connected

p_mw (float) - The momentary active power of the storage (positive for charging, negative for discharging)

max_e_mwh (float) - The maximum energy content of the storage (maximum charge level)

OPTIONAL:

q_mvar (float, default 0) - The reactive power of the storage

sn_mva (float, default None) - Nominal power of the storage

soc_percent (float, NaN) - The state of charge of the storage

min_e_mwh (float, 0) - The minimum energy content of the storage (minimum charge level)

name (string, default None) - The name for this storage

index (int, None) - Force a specified ID if it is available. If None, the index one higher than the highest already existing index is selected.

scaling (float, 1.) - An OPTIONAL scaling factor to be set customly. Multiplys with p_mw and q_mvar.

type (string, None) - type variable to classify the storage

in_service (boolean) - True for in_service or False for out of service

max_p_mw (float, NaN) - Maximum active power injection - necessary for a controllable storage in OPF

min_p_mw (float, NaN) - Minimum active power injection - necessary for a controllable storage in OPF

max_q_mvar (float, NaN) - Maximum reactive power injection - necessary for a controllable storage in OPF

min_q_mvar (float, NaN) - Minimum reactive power injection - necessary for a controllable storage in OPF

controllable (bool, NaN) - Whether this storage is controllable by the optimal powerflow; defaults to False if “controllable” column exists in DataFrame

OUTPUT:

index (int) - The unique ID of the created storage

EXAMPLE:

create_storage(net, 1, p_mw = -30, max_e_mwh = 60, soc_percent = 1.0, min_e_mwh = 5)

Input Parameters

net.storage

Parameter	Datatype	Value Range	Explanation
name	string		Name of the storage unit
bus*	integer		Index of connected bus
p_mw*	float	\(\leq\) 0	Momentary real power of the storage (positive for charging, negative for discharging)
q_mvar*	float		Reactive power of the storage [MVar]
sn_mva	float	\(>\) 0	Nominal power ot the storage [MVA]
scaling*	float	\(\geq\) 0	Scaling factor for the active and reactive power
max_e_mwh	float		The maximum energy content of the storage (maximum charge level)
min_e_mwh	float		The minimum energy content of the storage (minimum charge level)
max_p_mw**	float		Maximum active power
min_p_mw**	float		Minimum active power
soc_percent	float	0 \(\leq\) soc_percent \(\leq\) 100	The state of charge of the storage
max_q_mvar**	float		Maximum reactive power [MVar]
min_q_mvar**	float		Minimum reactive power [MVar]
controllable**	bool		States if sgen is controllable or not, sgen will not be used as a flexibilty if it is not controllable
in_service*	boolean	True / False	Specifies if the generator is in service

*necessary for executing a power flow calculation
**optimal power flow parameter

Electric Model

Storages are modelled as PQ-buses in the power flow calculation:

The PQ-Values are calculated from the parameter table values as:

\begin{align*} P_{storage} &= p\_mw \cdot scaling \\ Q_{storage} &= q\_mvar \cdot scaling \\ \end{align*}

Note

The apparent power value sn_mva, state of charge soc and storage capacity max_e_mwh are provided as additional information for usage in controller or other applications based on panadapower. It is not considered in the power flow!

Result Parameters

net.res_storage

Parameter	Datatype	Explanation
p_mw	float	resulting active power after scaling [MW]
q_mvar	float	resulting reactive power after scaling [MVar]

The power values in the net.res_storage table are equivalent to \(P_{storage}\) and \(Q_{storage}\).