Review of Energy Storage and Energy Management System Control Strategies in Microgrids

Gaurav Chaudhary, Jacob J. Lamb, Odne S. Burheim and Bjørn Austbø
Additional contact information
Gaurav Chaudhary: Department of Energy and Process Engineering & ENERSENSE, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway
Jacob J. Lamb: Department of Energy and Process Engineering & ENERSENSE, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway
Odne S. Burheim: Department of Energy and Process Engineering & ENERSENSE, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway
Bjørn Austbø: Department of Energy and Process Engineering & ENERSENSE, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 16, 1-26

Abstract: A microgrid (MG) is a discrete energy system consisting of an interconnection of distributed energy sources and loads capable of operating in parallel with or independently from the main power grid. The microgrid concept integrated with renewable energy generation and energy storage systems has gained significant interest recently, triggered by increasing demand for clean, efficient, secure, reliable and sustainable heat and electricity. However, the concept of efficient integration of energy storage systems faces many challenges (e.g., charging, discharging, safety, size, cost, reliability and overall management). Additionally, proper implementation and justification of these technologies in MGs cannot be done without energy management systems, which control various aspects of power management and operation of energy storage systems in microgrids. This review discusses different energy storage technologies that can have high penetration and integration in microgrids. Moreover, their working operations and characteristics are discussed. An overview of the controls of energy management systems for microgrids with distributed energy storage systems is also included in the scope of this review.

Keywords: energy storage systems; microgrids; microgrid control; renewable energy systems (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (21)

Downloads: (external link)
https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/16/4929/pdf (application/pdf)
https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/16/4929/ (text/html)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:gam:jeners:v:14:y:2021:i:16:p:4929-:d:612766

Access Statistics for this article

Energies is currently edited by Ms. Agatha Cao

More articles in Energies from MDPI
Bibliographic data for series maintained by MDPI Indexing Manager ().