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LAPSE:2023.36765
HOMER-Based Multi-Scenario Collaborative Planning for Grid-Connected PV-Storage Microgrids with Electric Vehicles
Yifan Zhang, Shiye Yan, Wenqian Yin, Chao Wu, Jilei Ye, Yuping Wu, Lili Liu
September 21, 2023
One of the crucial methods for adapting distributed PV generation is the microgrid. However, solar resources, load characteristics, and the essential microgrid system components are all directly tied to the optimal planning scheme for microgrids. This article conducts a collaborative planning study of grid-connected PV-storage microgrids under electric vehicle integration in various scenarios using HOMER 1.8.9 software. To be more specific, in multiple scenarios, we built capacity optimization models for PV modules, energy storage, and converters in microgrids, with several scenarios each accounting for the cleanliness, economic performance, and overall performance of microgrids. For multiple scenarios, this paper used the net present value cost and levelized cost of electricity as indicators of microgrid economics, and carbon dioxide emissions and the fraction of renewable energy were used as indicators of microgrid cleanliness. The optimal capacity allocation for economy, cleanliness, and a combination of economy and cleanliness were separately derived. Finally, on a business park in Wuhan, China, we conducted thorough case studies to compare and debate the planning performance under various scenarios and to undertake sensitivity analyses on the cases. The sensitivity analyses were conducted for the optimal configuration of microgrids in terms of the EV charging scale, carbon dioxide emissions, PV module unit cost, and storage unit cost. The results of the simulation and optimization show that the optimization approach could determine the ideal configuration for balancing economy and cleanliness. As the EV charging demand increased, the energy storage capacity required in the microgrid gradually increased, while the carbon dioxide emission limit was negatively correlated with the energy storage capacity demand. The unit investment cost of PV module units had a greater impact on the optimal system configuration than the cost of batteries.
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collaborative planning, electric vehicles, grid-connected PV-storage microgrid, HOMER simulation, sensitivity analysis
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Zhang Y, Yan S, Yin W, Wu C, Ye J, Wu Y, Liu L. HOMER-Based Multi-Scenario Collaborative Planning for Grid-Connected PV-Storage Microgrids with Electric Vehicles. (2023). LAPSE:2023.36765
Author Affiliations
Zhang Y: School of Energy Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
Yan S: School of Energy Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
Yin W: School of Energy Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
Wu C: School of Energy Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
Ye J: School of Energy Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
Wu Y: School of Energy Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China [ORCID]
Liu L: School of Energy Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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Processes
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11
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8
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2408
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2023
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2023-08-10
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2227-9717
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