Power Management of a Hybrid Micro-Grid with Photovoltaic Production and Hydrogen Storage

Fabrice K/bidi, Cédric Damour, Dominique Grondin, Mickaël Hilairet and Michel Benne
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Fabrice K/bidi: Laboratoire d’Energétique, d’Electronique et Procédés (LE2P)—Energy Lab, University of La Réunion, 15, Avenue René Cassin CS 92003, CEDEX 9, 97744 Saint-Denis, France
Cédric Damour: Laboratoire d’Energétique, d’Electronique et Procédés (LE2P)—Energy Lab, University of La Réunion, 15, Avenue René Cassin CS 92003, CEDEX 9, 97744 Saint-Denis, France
Dominique Grondin: Laboratoire d’Energétique, d’Electronique et Procédés (LE2P)—Energy Lab, University of La Réunion, 15, Avenue René Cassin CS 92003, CEDEX 9, 97744 Saint-Denis, France
Mickaël Hilairet: FEMTO-ST Institute, University of Bourgogne Franche-Comte, CNRS, Rue Ernest Thierry Mieg, 90010 Belfort, France
Michel Benne: Laboratoire d’Energétique, d’Electronique et Procédés (LE2P)—Energy Lab, University of La Réunion, 15, Avenue René Cassin CS 92003, CEDEX 9, 97744 Saint-Denis, France

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 6, 1-15

Abstract: To deal with energy transition due to climate change and a rise in average global temperature, photovoltaic (PV) conversion appears to be a promising technology in sunny regions. However, PV production is directly linked with weather conditions and the day/night cycle, which makes it intermittent and random. Therefore, it makes sense to combine it with Energy Storage Systems (ESS) to ensure long-term energy availability for non-interconnected micro-grids. Among all technological solutions, electrolytic hydrogen produced by renewable energies seems an interesting candidate. In this context, this paper proposes a control strategy dedicated to hydrogen storage integration in micro-grids for a better use of PV production. The objective is to optimize the management of the micro-grid with proton exchange membrane Fuel Cell (FC), alkaline Electrolyzer (El), lithium-ion Batteries Energy Storage System (BESS) and PV, according to the system state and PV production intermittency. First, a control strategy based on a Distributed explicit Model Predictive Control (DeMPC) is developed to define current references for FCs, Els and batteries. Secondly, the performance of the control strategy is validated in simulation and confirmed on a Power-Hardware-in-the-Loop test bench.

Keywords: hybridization; distributed explicit model predictive control; fuel cell; electrolyzer; hydrogen; power management system; power-hardware-in-the-loop (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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