Electric Power ›› 2026, Vol. 59 ›› Issue (6): 166-178.DOI: 10.11930/j.issn.1004-9649.202508011

• New Energy and Energy Storage • Previous Articles    

Multi-dimensional evaluation of renewable energy plant access strategy considering node centrality

ZHANG Yubao1(), GAO Yuhan2, XIE Feng1, XIONG Chao3, HE Cuichao1, LIU Hongtao4(), WANG Peng2,4   

  1. 1. State Grid Jibei Marketing Service Center of' State Grid Jibei Electric Power Co., Ltd, Beijing 100045, China
    2. School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, China
    3. Marketing Department of State Grid Jibei Electric Power Co., Ltd., Beijing 100054, China
    4. National Institute of Energy Development Strategy, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, China
  • Received:2025-08-06 Revised:2026-03-28 Online:2026-06-22 Published:2026-06-28
  • Supported by:
    This work is supported by National Key Research and Development Program of China (No.2022YFE0129400), and 2024 Business Operation Project of the State Grid Jibei Metering Center (Project on Settlement Management and Control of Grid-connected and Consumption Electricity for Market Entities, No.SGTYHT/24-JS-004).

Abstract:

At present, the installed capacity of renewable energy in China is growing rapidly. However, differences of renewable energy stations in access nodes, grid connection structures, and organizational modes lead to unclear grid-integration characteristics, posing a critical challenge to power system planning. This paper uses the eigenvector centrality method to classify grid-accessible nodes, and combines different organizational modes and access structures to build typical access scenarios for simulation. An evaluation index system is established covering economy, reliability, and settlement convenience. Comparative analysis results show that short connections with fewer power flow constraints have better economic performance, with construction costs reduced by 3%~12% compared with alternative schemes. Direct connection at conventional nodes offers high reliability, yet elaborate structures are needed to improve system resilience under extreme weather conditions. In addition, Metering and liability allocation become complicated and settlement convenience declines markedly when the number of access entities exceeds four. This work provides a theoretical references for refined power system planning.

Key words: renewable energy plant, grid connection scheme, representative node, multi-dimensional characteristics, multi-entity access, extreme weather