A Review of DC Microgrid Energy Management Systems Dedicated to Residential Applications

Sadaqat Ali, Zhixue Zheng, Michel Aillerie, Jean-Paul Sawicki, Marie-Cécile Péra and Daniel Hissel
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Sadaqat Ali: Laboratoire Matériaux Optiques, Photonique et Systèmes (LMOPS), Université de Lorraine, CentraleSupélec, F-57000 Metz, France
Zhixue Zheng: Laboratoire Matériaux Optiques, Photonique et Systèmes (LMOPS), Université de Lorraine, CentraleSupélec, F-57000 Metz, France
Michel Aillerie: Laboratoire Matériaux Optiques, Photonique et Systèmes (LMOPS), Université de Lorraine, CentraleSupélec, F-57000 Metz, France
Jean-Paul Sawicki: Laboratoire Matériaux Optiques, Photonique et Systèmes (LMOPS), Université de Lorraine, CentraleSupélec, F-57000 Metz, France
Marie-Cécile Péra: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Franche-Comté Électronique Mécanique Thermique et Optique—Sciences et Technologies (FEMTO-ST) Institute, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, F-90010 Belfort, France
Daniel Hissel: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Franche-Comté Électronique Mécanique Thermique et Optique—Sciences et Technologies (FEMTO-ST) Institute, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, F-90010 Belfort, France

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

Abstract: The fast depletion of fossil fuels and the growing awareness of the need for environmental protection have led us to the energy crisis. Positive development has been achieved since the last decade by the collective effort of scientists. In this regard, renewable energy sources (RES) are being deployed in the power system to meet the energy demand. The microgrid concept (AC, DC) is introduced, in which distributed energy resources (DERs), the energy storage system (ESS) and loads are interconnected. DC microgrids are appreciated due to their high efficiency and reliability performance. Despite its significant growth, the DC microgrid is still relatively novel in terms of grid architecture and control systems. In this context, an energy management system (EMS) is essential for the optimal use of DERs in secure, reliable, and intelligent ways. Therefore, this paper strives to shed light on DC microgrid architecture, control structure, and EMS. With an extensive literature survey on EMSs’ role, different methods and strategies related to microgrid energy management are covered in this article. More attention is centered on the EMS for DC microgrids in terms of size and cost optimization. A very concise analysis of multiple optimization methods and techniques has been presented exclusively for residential applications.

Keywords: DC microgrid; energy management system (EMS); renewable energy sources (RES); distributed generators (DG); hybrid energy storage system (HESS); residential applications (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
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