TY - JOUR
T1 - Experimental validation of a real-time energy management system using multi-period gravitational search algorithm for microgrids in islanded mode
AU - Marzband, Mousa
AU - Ghadimi, Majid
AU - Sumper, Andreas
AU - Domínguez-García, José Luis
PY - 2014/9/1
Y1 - 2014/9/1
N2 - Both performance optimization and scheduling of the distributed generation (DG) are relevant implementing an energy management system (EMS) within Microgrid (MG). Furthermore, optimization methods need to be applied to achieve maximum efficiency, improve economic dispatch as well as acquiring the best performance. This paper proposes an optimization method based on gravitational search algorithm to solve such problem in a MG including different types of DG units with particular attention to the technical constraints. This algorithm includes the implementation of some variation in load consumption model considering accessibility to the energy storage (ES) and demand response (DR). The proposed method is validated experimentally. Obtained results show the improved performance of the proposed algorithm in the isolated MG, in comparison with conventional EMS. Moreover, this algorithm which is feasible from computational viewpoint, has many advantages as peak consumption reduction, electricity generation cost minimization among other.
AB - Both performance optimization and scheduling of the distributed generation (DG) are relevant implementing an energy management system (EMS) within Microgrid (MG). Furthermore, optimization methods need to be applied to achieve maximum efficiency, improve economic dispatch as well as acquiring the best performance. This paper proposes an optimization method based on gravitational search algorithm to solve such problem in a MG including different types of DG units with particular attention to the technical constraints. This algorithm includes the implementation of some variation in load consumption model considering accessibility to the energy storage (ES) and demand response (DR). The proposed method is validated experimentally. Obtained results show the improved performance of the proposed algorithm in the isolated MG, in comparison with conventional EMS. Moreover, this algorithm which is feasible from computational viewpoint, has many advantages as peak consumption reduction, electricity generation cost minimization among other.
KW - Day ahead scheduling
KW - Demand response
KW - Energy management system
KW - Gravitational search algorithm
KW - Microgrid
KW - Optimal operation and scheduling
U2 - 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.04.056
DO - 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.04.056
M3 - Article
VL - 128
SP - 164
EP - 174
JO - Applied Energy
JF - Applied Energy
SN - 0306-2619
ER -