A unit commitment study of the application of energy storage toward the integration of renewable generation

Chioke Harris, Jeremy P. Meyers, and Michael E. Webber To examine the potential benefits of energy storage in the electric grid, a generalized unit commitment model of thermal generating units and energy storage facilities is developed. Three different storage scenarios were testedtwo without limits to total storage assignment and one with a constrained ... [J. Renewable Sustainable Energy 4, 013120 (2012)] published Mon Feb 27, 2012.