Developing an Appropriate Energy Trading Algorithm and Techno-Economic Analysis between Peer-to-Peer within a Partly Independent Microgrid

Fahim Muntasir, Anusheel Chapagain, Kishan Maharjan, Mirza Jabbar Aziz Baig (), Mohsin Jamil () and Ashraf Ali Khan ()
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Fahim Muntasir: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN), St. John’s, NL A1C 5S7, Canada
Anusheel Chapagain: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN), St. John’s, NL A1C 5S7, Canada
Kishan Maharjan: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN), St. John’s, NL A1C 5S7, Canada
Mirza Jabbar Aziz Baig: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN), St. John’s, NL A1C 5S7, Canada
Mohsin Jamil: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN), St. John’s, NL A1C 5S7, Canada
Ashraf Ali Khan: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN), St. John’s, NL A1C 5S7, Canada

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 3, 1-21

Abstract: The intimidating surge in the procurement of Distributed Energy Resources (DER) has increased the number of prosumers, creating a new possibility of local energy trading across the community. This project aims to formulate the peer-to-peer energy (P2P) sharing model to encourage the DERs to share surplus energy among the consumers. An effective pricing method is developed based on the supply-demand ratio (SDR) with the importance of self-optimization, which allows the prosumers to maximize their energy sharing and profits. To implement this pricing method, a simplified dynamic matchmaking algorithm has been deployed to introduce the Outstanding Prosumer to interact with existing consumers to increase the efficiency and profitability of the trade network. Consumers also benefit from this model, as they can pick the most economical energy supplier instead of relying on the utility grid. The prosumer with high excess energy and the consumer with the highest energy demand will be prioritized to maintain the SDR ratio to one or greater than one. Here, all the above-stated features of the peer-to-peer energy trading have been demonstrated with some calculations to back up some tangible results. Finally, a case study is simulated among the residents of Dhaka, Bangladesh, to demonstrate how peers can profit from participating in trading at a given time. Comparing the results with and without P2P trading, there has been a 17.54% reduction in an electric bill on a typical day of July, and a 49.53% reduction in the interaction with the grid.

Keywords: peer-to-peer energy trading; supply-demand ratio; microgrid; pricing model; matchmaking algorithm; self-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: 2023
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