Microgrid Energy Management for Smart City Planning on Saint Martin’s Island in Bangladesh

Md. Asaduz-Zaman, Weerakorn Ongsakul and M. J. Hossain ()
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Md. Asaduz-Zaman: Department of Textile Machinery Design and Maintenance, Bangladesh University of Textiles, Dhaka 1208, Bangladesh
Weerakorn Ongsakul: Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Change, Asian Institute of Technology, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand
M. J. Hossain: School of Electrical and Data Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 10, 1-39

Abstract: An enormous number of domestic and international tourists visit Saint Martin’s Island in Bangladesh annually. Unfortunately, the lack of proper planning as well as severe electricity shortages are hampering its development towards a smart city. This study proposes a smart city model for the remote area with a grid-independent microgrid to meet the rising load demand. It demonstrates that implementation of the Internet of things can effectively utilize the resources of Saint Martin following the smart city criteria. The distributed energy resources have been optimized to identify the best microgrid configuration that complies with Sustainable Development Goal 7. Finally, nonlinear simulations are carried out to compare the stability of the proposed systems. The study outlines the benefits of employing eco wave power and second-life batteries, as well as the advantages of using a supercapacitor as a speedy responder to disturbances. The research ultimately gives the multidisciplinary knowledge to policymakers that they require to transform a small island like Saint Martin into a tourist-intensive smart city.

Keywords: eco wave power; floating PV; microgrid; ocean wave; second-life battery; supercapacitor; sustainable (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: 2023
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