Reliability-constrained planning of community integrated energy systems based on fault incidence matrix.

Reliability is a prerequisite for community integrated energy systems to provide consumers with uninterrupted high-quality energy supply. However, it is still challenging to consider reliability in the planning of community integrated energy systems due to the complexity of energy conversion relationships. Conventional reliability-constrained planning methods usually form a bi-level optimization problem in which the planning scheme optimization and reliability index calculation are separated into two subproblems. In this paper, a novel reliability-constrained planning method for community integrated energy systems is proposed. First, the fault incidence matrices are employed to construct the analytic reliability evaluation model of community integrated energy system. Then, the reliability evaluation model is linearized and explicitly integrated into the planning model, forming a mixed-integer linear programming model. This model can be efficiently solved by mathematical optimization algorithms while effectively balancing the operation cost and reliability at the planning stage. Case studies are conducted based on a practical community integrated energy system in North China to verify the effectiveness of the proposed method. • The reliability calculation is transformed into inequality constraints for planning. • The reliability-constrained planning is a mixed-integer linear programming model. • Challenge posed by complex energy conversion relationships in planning is addressed. • Optimal configuration is efficiently obtained considering economy and reliability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]