Risk-Averse Scheduling of Combined Heat and Power-Based Microgrids in Presence of Uncertain Distributed Energy Resources

Abbas Rabiee, Ali Abdali, Seyed Masoud Mohseni-Bonab and Mohsen Hazrati
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Abbas Rabiee: Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Zanjan, Zanjan 45371-38791, Iran
Ali Abdali: Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Zanjan, Zanjan 45371-38791, Iran
Seyed Masoud Mohseni-Bonab: Digital Systems Department, Hydro-Québec/IREQ, Varennes, QC J3X 1S1, Canada
Mohsen Hazrati: Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Zanjan, Zanjan 45371-38791, Iran

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 13, 1-24

Abstract: In this paper, a robust scheduling model is proposed for combined heat and power (CHP)-based microgrids using information gap decision theory (IGDT). The microgrid under study consists of conventional power generation as well as boiler units, fuel cells, CHPs, wind turbines, solar PVs, heat storage units, and battery energy storage systems (BESS) as the set of distributed energy resources (DERs). Additionally, a demand response program (DRP) model is considered which has a successful performance in the microgrid hourly scheduling. One of the goals of CHP-based microgrid scheduling is to provide both thermal and electrical energy demands of the consumers. Additionally, the other objective is to benefit from the revenues obtained by selling the surplus electricity to the main grid during the high energy price intervals or purchasing it from the grid when the price of electricity is low at the electric market. Hence, in this paper, a robust scheduling approach is developed with the aim of maximizing the total profit of different energy suppliers in the entire scheduling horizon. The employed IGDT technique aims to handle the impact of uncertainties in the power output of wind and solar PV units on the overall profit.

Keywords: combined heat and power (CHP) microgrids; demand response program (DRP); information gap decision theory (IGDT); distributed energy resources (DERs) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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