Study and Analysis of an Intelligent Microgrid Energy Management Solution with Distributed Energy Sources

Swaminathan Ganesan, Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban, Ramesh Varadarajan, Umashankar Subramaniam and Lucian Mihet-Popa
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Swaminathan Ganesan: School of Electrical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) University, Vellore, Tamilnadu 632014, India
Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban: Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park, Johannesburg 2006, South Africa
Ramesh Varadarajan: School of Electrical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) University, Vellore, Tamilnadu 632014, India
Umashankar Subramaniam: School of Electrical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) University, Vellore, Tamilnadu 632014, India
Lucian Mihet-Popa: Faculty of Engineering, Østfold University College, Kobberslagerstredet 5, 1671 Kråkeroy-Fredrikstad, Norway

Energies, 2017, vol. 10, issue 9, 1-21

Abstract: In this paper, a robust energy management solution which will facilitate the optimum and economic control of energy flows throughout a microgrid network is proposed. The increased penetration of renewable energy sources is highly intermittent in nature; the proposed solution demonstrates highly efficient energy management. This study enables precise management of power flows by forecasting of renewable energy generation, estimating the availability of energy at storage batteries, and invoking the appropriate mode of operation, based on the load demand to achieve efficient and economic operation. The predefined mode of operation is derived out of an expert rule set and schedules the load and distributed energy sources along with utility grid.

Keywords: energy management system; microgrid; distributed energy sources; energy storage system (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: 2017
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