Exploring Regional Fine Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Exposure Reduction Pathways Using an Optimal Power Flow Model: The Case of the Illinois Power Grid.

ABSTRACT: This work develops an exposure-based optimal power flow model (OPF) that accounts for fine particulate matter (PM_2.5) exposure from electricity generation unit (EGU) emissions. Advancing health-based dispatch models to an OPF with transmission constraints and reactive power flow is an essential development given its utility for short- and long-term planning by system operators. The model enables the assessment of the exposure mitigation potential and the feasibility of intervention strategies while still prioritizing system costs and network stability. A representation of the Illinois power grid is developed to demonstrate how the model can inform decision making. Three scenarios minimizing dispatch costs and/or exposure damages are simulated. Other interventions assessed includ

SUBMITTER: Bin Thaneya A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10233793 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature