Wind & Solar Track
08:45 - 10:40
Room: Douro III
Chair/s:
Bernd Engel (SMA Solar Technolgoy AG)
Submission 239
Co-Optimising Stability and AI Data Centre Demand in IBR-Dominated Power Systems
04 GIW26-239
Presented by: Ying Yu, Wangkun Xu
Ying Yu, Wangkun Xu, Fei Teng, Mark O'Malley
Imperial College London, United Kingdom

Rapid reductions in electricity demand caused by synchronised AI-computing activity may produce over-frequency disturbances, particularly in low-inertia power systems. This paper proposes a two-stage stability-constrained unit commitment (UC) framework that coordinates power-system operation with data-centre (DC) flexibility through a grid-facing import-cap interface. Unlike task-level scheduling models, this approach requires no information about workload arrivals, latency tolerances, or service priorities and is therefore applicable to system operators and facilities with limited workload visibility. Stage I formulates a mixed-integer second-order cone programme co-optimising generation, reserves, inverter-based frequency support, and hourly DC import limits to secure against both under-frequency (generator loss) and over-frequency (DC demand reduction) events. Stage II then assesses each hourly schedule through simplified nonlinear AC redispatch. In the 65-MW low-renewable case, coordination replaces 2.394 MWh of involuntary shedding with contracted import limitation. Under the assumed flexibility price and shedding penalty, the total penalised objective decreases from £282.84k/day to £247.40k/day. The results illustrate how non-firm connection agreements can improve frequency security and connection capability while leaving internal workload control to the DC operator.

Imperial College London, United Kingdom
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