Analysis of the reserve generating capacity in unified power system of Russia in terms of adequacy assessment

Abstract

The paper is devoted to a topical issue of determining the required total capacity reserve for a given level of adequacy in the operation of the Interconnected Power System of Russia. This paper places an emphasis on a close interdependence between adequacy and total capacity reserve. The higher the adequacy, the larger the reserve should be. We propose that the adequacy indices, including the probability of failure-free operation, be assessed and calculated based on the requirement to adopt one or another adequacy standard. Moreover, the calculated reserve should be considered complete and necessary, but not normative, to maintain the given level of adequacy.