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Original Research | Electrical Engineering | Volume 15 Issue 4, April 2026 | Pages: 1944 - 1949 | India
Penetration Velocity-Triggered Dispatch: Dynamic Carbon Optimization in Renewable-Integrated Grids
Abstract: Static carbon penalties in economic dispatch fail during renewable ramping events, causing unnecessary emissions spikes. Our penetration velocity-triggered framework (??ren/?t) solves this by dynamically adjusting carbon pricing when renewables surge or crash. The method activates three distinct penalty regimes- high during penetration collapse (>15%/hr decline), low during rapid growth (>15%/hr rise), and baseline otherwise- reshaping storage deployment from price arbitrage to carbon mitigation. Validated on a 24-bus system with 40% renewable penetration, results demonstrate an 11.7% emissions reduction (p<0.01) versus conventional approaches while limiting cost increases to 1.5%. Crucially, carbon intensity variance plunges 37.3% (?=0.05), proving enhanced stability during sunset/sunrise transitions. The framework requires only standard power system data streams, giving operators predictive emission control during volatile periods. This work establishes penetration velocity- not absolute renewable levels- as the critical signal for net-zero grid operations.
Keywords: Penetration velocity control, Dynamic carbon penaltie, Renewable transition optimization, Gradient-responsive dispatch, Emission variance reduction
How to Cite?: Roshan Ghosh, "Penetration Velocity-Triggered Dispatch: Dynamic Carbon Optimization in Renewable-Integrated Grids", Volume 15 Issue 4, April 2026, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 1944-1949, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR26428204237, DOI: https://dx.dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR26428204237