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An advanced real time energy management system for microgrids

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  • Elsied, Moataz
  • Oukaour, Amrane
  • Youssef, Tarek
  • Gualous, Hamid
  • Mohammed, Osama

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This paper presents an advanced Real-Time Energy Management System (RT-EMS) for Microgrid (MG) systems. The proposed strategy of RT-EMS capitalizes on the power of Genetic Algorithms (GAs) to minimize the energy cost and carbon dioxide emissions while maximizing the power of the available renewable energy resources. MATLAB-dSPACE Real-Time Interface Libraries (MLIB/MTRACE) are used as new tools to run the optimization code in Real-Time Operation (RTO). The communication system is developed based on ZigBee communication network which is designed to work in harsh radio environment where the control system is developed based on Advanced Lead-Lag Compensator (ALLC) which its parameters are tuned online to achieve fast convergence and good tracking response. The proposed RT-EMS along with its control and communication systems is experimentally tested to validate the results obtained from the optimization algorithm in a real MG testbed. The simulation and experimental results using real-world data highlight the effectiveness of the proposed RT-EMS for MGs applications.

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  • Elsied, Moataz & Oukaour, Amrane & Youssef, Tarek & Gualous, Hamid & Mohammed, Osama, 2016. "An advanced real time energy management system for microgrids," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 114(C), pages 742-752.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:114:y:2016:i:c:p:742-752
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2016.08.048
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