Journal
ENERGIES
Volume 14, Issue 14, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/en14144273
Keywords
microgrid; battery energy storage; photovoltaic source; diesel generator; design space; load demand; energy management
Categories
Funding
- Energy System Technology Evaluation Program - Office of Naval Research
- Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) as part of the Navy Shore Energy Technology Transition and Integration program
Ask authors/readers for more resources
This study introduces a flexible method for determining the capacity and designing microgrids through decoupling component models, energy management logic and objective measurements. Decision makers are enabled to participate in the microgrid design assessment process and gain exposure to a wider range of relevant information.
Selecting the sizes of distributed energy resources is a central planning element when designing a microgrid. Decision makers may consider several important factors, including, but not limited to, capacity, cost, reliability and sustainability. We introduce a method for rightsizing capacity that presents a range of potential microgrid design solutions, allowing decision makers to weigh their upsides and downsides based on a variety of measurable factors. We decouple component-specific modeling assumptions, energy management system logic and objective measurements from our simulation-based nested binary search method for rightsizing to meet power loads. In doing so, we develop a flexible, customizable and extensible approach to microgrid design planning. Aspects which have traditionally been incorporated directly in optimization-centric frameworks, such as resilience and reliability, can be treated as complementary analyses in our decoupled approach. This enables decision makers to gain exposure to a wide range of relevant information and actively participate in the microgrid design assessment process.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available