A mathematical model for the scheduling of virtual microgrids topology into an active sistribution network

This article presents a method based on a mathematical optimization model for the scheduling operation of a distribution network (DN). The contribution of the proposed method is that it permits the configuration and operation of a DN as a set of virtual microgrids with a high penetration level of di...

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Autores: García Muñoz, Fernando Esteban|||0000-0001-9376-4357, Díaz González, Francisco|||0000-0002-1912-3014, Corchero García, Cristina|||0000-0002-8465-0830
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/335038
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/335038
https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app10207199
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Migrogrids (Smart power grids)
Electric power distribution
Virtual microgrids
Microgrid optimal scheduling
Distributed energy resources
Power system resilience
Smart grid
Microxarxes (Xarxes elèctriques intel·ligents)
Energia elèctrica--Distribució
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria elèctrica::Distribució d’energia elèctrica
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Sumario:This article presents a method based on a mathematical optimization model for the scheduling operation of a distribution network (DN). The contribution of the proposed method is that it permits the configuration and operation of a DN as a set of virtual microgrids with a high penetration level of distributed generation (DG) and battery energy storage systems (BESS). The topology of such virtual microgrids are modulated in time in response to grid failures, thus minimizing load curtailment, and maximizing local renewable resource and storage utilization as well. The formulation provides the load reduced by bus to balance the system at every hour and the global probability to present energy not supplied (ENS). Furthermore, for every bus, a flexibility load response range is considered to avoid its total load curtailment for small load reductions. The model has been constructed considering a linear version of the AC optimal power flow (OPF) constraints extended for multiple periods, and it has been tested in a modified version of the IEEE 33-bus radial distribution system considering four different scenarios of 72 h, where the global energy curtailment has been 27.9% without demand-side response (DSR) and 10.4% considering a 30% of flexibility load response. Every scenario execution takes less than a minute, making it appropriate for distribution system operational planning