Energy management strategies based on fuzzy logic control for grid-tied domestic electro-thermal microgrid

The environmental and economic benefits related to the reduction of both carbon dioxide emission and transmission losses have made distributed renewable generation systems became a competitive solution for future power systems. In this context, Microgrids (MG) are considered as the key building bloc...

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Autor: Arcos Avilés, Diego Gustavo
Tipo de recurso: tesis doctoral
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:CBUC, CESCA
Repositorio:TDR. Tesis Doctorales en Red
OAI Identifier:oai:www.tdx.cat:10803/396164
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10803/396164
https://dx.doi.org/10.5821/dissertation-2117-96366
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria electrònica
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Sumario:The environmental and economic benefits related to the reduction of both carbon dioxide emission and transmission losses have made distributed renewable generation systems became a competitive solution for future power systems. In this context, Microgrids (MG) are considered as the key building blocks of smart grids and have aroused great attention in the last decade for their potential and the impact they may have in the coming future. The MG concept has captured great attention in the last years since it can be considered one of the most suitable alternatives for integration of distributed generation units in the utility grid. However, this integration involves some challenges to deal with especially when penetration of Renewable Energy Sources (RES) into the distribution network is increased. Therefore, an effective Energy Management System (EMS) is required to ensure optimal energy utilization within the MG, consequently, facilitating both the grid integration and operator control. In this regard, the EMS strategy design depends on the application, MG power architecture, and the power management capability of the MG elements. This dissertation research focuses on the design of different EMS strategies based on Fuzzy Logic Control (FLC) for a residential grid-connected electro-thermal MG including renewable power generation (i.e. photovoltaic and wind turbine generators) and storage capability (i.e. battery bank and water storage tank). The main goal of the FLC-based EMS strategies is to minimize the grid power fluctuations while keeping the battery State-of-Charge (SOC) within secure limits. In order to accomplish this goal, the controller design parameters, such as membership functions and rule-base, of the FLC-based EMS strategies, are adjusted to optimize a pre-defined set of quality criteria of the MG behavior. The analysis and design of the FLC-based EMS strategies for electrical and electro-thermal MG power architectures are developed considering two different scenarios. A first scenario where the MG power forecasting is not provided and a second scenario where the forecast of generation power and load demand are considered. A comparison with the different EMS strategies is presented in simulation level, whereas the features of the enhanced FLC-based EMS strategies are experimentally tested on a real residential microgrid implemented at the Public University of Navarre (UPNa)