Human-safe and economic operation of renewable hydrogen-based microgrids under plateau conditions

Yuyan Yang, Xiao Xu, Yichen Luo, Lixiong Xu, Junyong Liu and Weihao Hu

Renewable Energy, 2024, vol. 231, issue C

Abstract: The cold and hypoxic environment threatens the health and quality of people's lives in plateau areas. Appropriate air pressure, oxygen, and temperature are crucial for human-safe aspects in plateau microgrids. Facing extreme scenarios in these areas, we propose a two-stage robust operation strategy for renewable hydrogen-based microgrids considering the reliable supply of hydrogen and oxygen. To cope with rapid weather changes in these areas, the distributionally robust optimization (DRO) model that incorporates first-moment information is employed to depict renewable energy uncertainty. This study focuses on two weakly connected microgrids with distinct characteristics, showcasing their potential for mutual support. In the first stage, the plateau microgrid fulfills demands for electric power, hydrogen, and oxygen, with the power support from the another microgrid. In the second stage, reserves such as hydrogen fuel cells, diesel generators, and hydropower are utilized to mitigate renewable energy uncertainty. The operation optimization problem based on DRO is solved using the alternating direction method of multipliers. Case studies show that the strategy can coordinate complementary operation to enhance reliability, guarantee human safety, and save costs by 39.29 % and 38.73 % for the two microgrids.

Keywords: Plateau microgrids; Hydrogen energy; Human safety; Distributionally robust optimization; ADMM (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2024.120942

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