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Using the Direct Search Method for Optimal Dispatch of Distributed Generation in a Medium-Voltage Microgrid

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  • Wei-Tzer Huang

    (Department of Industrial Education and Technology, National Changhua University of Education, No. 2, Shida Road, Changhua 500, Taiwan)

  • Kai-Chao Yao

    (Department of Industrial Education and Technology, National Changhua University of Education, No. 2, Shida Road, Changhua 500, Taiwan)

  • Chun-Ching Wu

    (Department of Industrial Education and Technology, National Changhua University of Education, No. 2, Shida Road, Changhua 500, Taiwan)

Abstract

This paper proposes a simple and efficient approach for the optimal dispatch in a medium-voltage microgrid (MG) with various types of distributed generation (DG). The fuel costs generated by these DGs are determined using quadratic and linear functions dependent on the types of DGs. Instead of using the traditional Lagrange multiplier method for power system economic dispatch, the proposed direct search method (DSM) approach is able to handle several inequality constraints without introducing any multipliers and furthermore it can solve the non-derivative problems or the fuel cost functions being much more complicated. Accordingly, the DSM is proposed for determining the optimal dispatch of MGs with various types of DG to minimize generation costs under grid-tied and autonomous operations. Results demonstrate that the proposed DSM is a highly suitable and simple approach to determining the optimal dispatch in medium-voltage MGs with various types of DG.

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  • Wei-Tzer Huang & Kai-Chao Yao & Chun-Ching Wu, 2014. "Using the Direct Search Method for Optimal Dispatch of Distributed Generation in a Medium-Voltage Microgrid," Energies, MDPI, vol. 7(12), pages 1-19, December.
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