LAPSE:2023.29755
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LAPSE:2023.29755
Virtual Energy Storage in RES-Powered Smart Grids with Nonlinear Model Predictive Control
April 13, 2023
The integration of a variety of heterogeneous energy sources and different energy storage systems has led to complex infrastructures and made apparent the urgent need for efficient energy control and management. This work presents a non-linear model predictive controller (NMPC) that aims to coordinate the operation of interconnected multi-node microgrids with energy storage capabilities. This control strategy creates a superstructure of a smart-grid consisting of distributed interconnected microgrids, and has the ability to distribute energy among a pool of energy storage means in an optimal way, formulating a virtual central energy storage platform. The goal of this work is the optimal exploitation of energy produced and stored in multi-node microgrids, and the reduction of auxiliary energy sources. A small-scale multi-node microgrid was used as a basis for the mathematical modelling and real data were used for the model validation. A number of operation scenarios under different weather conditions and load requests, demonstrates the ability of the NMPC to supervise the multi-node microgrid resulting to optimal energy management and reduction of the auxiliary power devices operation.
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Energy Storage, Model Predictive Control, multi-node microgrid, renewable energy sources, virtual central storage
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Trigkas D, Ziogou C, Voutetakis S, Papadopoulou S. Virtual Energy Storage in RES-Powered Smart Grids with Nonlinear Model Predictive Control. (2023). LAPSE:2023.29755
Author Affiliations
Trigkas D: Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH), Chemical Process & Energy Resources Institute (CPERI), P.O. Box 60361, 57001 Thessaloniki, Greece [ORCID]
Ziogou C: Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH), Chemical Process & Energy Resources Institute (CPERI), P.O. Box 60361, 57001 Thessaloniki, Greece
Voutetakis S: Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH), Chemical Process & Energy Resources Institute (CPERI), P.O. Box 60361, 57001 Thessaloniki, Greece [ORCID]
Papadopoulou S: Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH), Chemical Process & Energy Resources Institute (CPERI), P.O. Box 60361, 57001 Thessaloniki, Greece; Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, International Hellenic University (IHU), P.O. Box 14 [ORCID]
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Energies
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14
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4
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1082
Year
2021
Publication Date
2021-02-18
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1996-1073
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PII: en14041082, Publication Type: Journal Article
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