Rueda-Medina, A. C. [UNESP]Padilha-Feltrin, A. [UNESP]2014-05-272014-05-272011-10-052011 IEEE PES Trondheim PowerTech: The Power of Technology for a Sustainable Society, POWERTECH 2011.http://hdl.handle.net/11449/72740Distributed Generation, microgrid technologies, two-way communication systems, and demand response programs are issues that are being studied in recent years within the concept of smart grids. At some level of enough penetration, the Distributed Generators (DGs) can provide benefits for sub-transmission and transmission systems through the so-called ancillary services. This work is focused on the ancillary service of reactive power support provided by DGs, specifically Wind Turbine Generators (WTGs), with high level of impact on transmission systems. The main objective of this work is to propose an optimization methodology to price this service by determining the costs in which a DG incurs when it loses sales opportunity of active power, i.e, by determining the Loss of Opportunity Costs (LOC). LOC occur when more reactive power is required than available, and the active power generation has to be reduced in order to increase the reactive power capacity. In the optimization process, three objectives are considered: active power generation costs of DGs, voltage stability margin of the system, and losses in the lines of the network. Uncertainties of WTGs are reduced solving multi-objective optimal power flows in multiple probabilistic scenarios constructed by Monte Carlo simulations, and modeling the time series associated with the active power generation of each WTG via Fuzzy Logic and Markov Chains. The proposed methodology was tested using the IEEE 14 bus test system with two WTGs installed. © 2011 IEEE.engdistributed generationmulti-objective optimizationReactive power supporttransmission systemsActive powerActive power generationAncillary serviceDemand response programsDistributed generatorsMicro gridMonte Carlo SimulationMulti objectiveMulti-objective optimal power flowOpportunity costsOptimization methodologyOptimization processReactive power capacitySales opportunitiesSmart gridTest systemsTwo way communicationsVoltage stability marginsCommunication systemsComputer simulationCostsDistributed power generationFuzzy logicMarkov processesMonte Carlo methodsMultiobjective optimizationReactive powerSmart power gridsSustainable developmentTime seriesTransmissionsTurbinesVoltage stabilizing circuitsElectric power transmissionTrabalho apresentado em evento10.1109/PTC.2011.6019300Acesso aberto2-s2.0-80053350010