Selection of Appropriate Dispatch Strategies for Effective Planning and Operation of a Microgrid

Sk. A. Shezan, Kazi Nazmul Hasan, Akhlaqur Rahman, Manoj Datta and Ujjwal Datta
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Sk. A. Shezan: School of Electrical Engineering and Industrial Automation, Engineering Institute of Technology, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
Kazi Nazmul Hasan: School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne 3000, Australia
Akhlaqur Rahman: School of Electrical Engineering and Industrial Automation, Engineering Institute of Technology, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
Manoj Datta: School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne 3000, Australia
Ujjwal Datta: College of Engineering and Science, Victoria University, P.O. Box 14428, Melbourne 8001, Australia

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 21, 1-19

Abstract: The power system responsiveness may be improved by determining the ideal size of each component and performing a reliability analysis. This study evaluated the design and optimization of an islanded hybrid microgrid system with multiple dispatch algorithms. As the penetration of renewable power increases in microgrids, the importance and influence of efficient design and operation of islanded hybrid microgrids grow. The Kangaroo Island in South Australia served as the study’s test microgrid. The sizing of the Kangaroo Island hybrid microgrid system, which includes solar PV, wind, a diesel engine, and battery storage, was adjusted for four dispatch schemes. In this study, the following dispatch strategies were used: (i) load following, (ii) cycle charging, (iii) generator order, and (iv) combination dispatch. The CO 2 emissions, net present cost (NPC), and energy cost of the islanded microgrid were all optimized (COE). The HOMER microgrid software platform was used to build all four dispatch algorithms, and DIgSILENT PowerFactory was used to analyze the power system’s responsiveness and dependability. The findings give a framework for estimating the generation mix and required resources for an islanded microgrid’s optimal functioning under various dispatch scenarios. According to the simulation results, load following is the optimum dispatch technique for an islanded hybrid microgrid that achieves the lowest cost of energy (COE) and net present cost (NPC).

Keywords: renewable energy; solar energy; wind energy; islanded microgrid; optimization (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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