Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8116462 | Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews | 2015 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
Microgrids are expected to become part of the next electric power system evolution, not only in rural and remote areas but also in urban communities. Since microgrids are expected to coexist with traditional power grids (such as district heating does with traditional heating systems), their planning process must be addressed to economic feasibility, as a long-term stability guarantee. Planning a microgrid is a complex process due to existing alternatives, goals, constraints and uncertainties. Usually planning goals conflict each other and, as a consequence, different optimization problems appear along the planning process. In this context, technical literature about optimization techniques applied to microgrid planning have been reviewed and the guidelines for innovative planning methodologies focused on economic feasibility can be defined. Finally, some trending techniques and new microgrid planning approaches are pointed out.
Keywords
VNSKKTIEAGSASQPILPESSAISRESIMPBFAEMSVPPSCSSDERKarush-Kuhn-TuckerMADSWOSMesh adaptive direct searchTOUMGSAMIPCHPMINLPANNMILPICTsILSInternational energy agencyEvolutionary strategyGravitational search algorithmBacterial foraging algorithmGenetic algorithmSizingSimulated annealingPlanningInteger linear programmingMixed integer linear programmingInteger programmingMixed integer programmingSchedulingLinear programmingDynamic programmingOptimizationPSOParticles swarm optimizationMASCombined Heat and PowerChaseDirect CurrentIterated Local SearchTabu searchMethodologyMicrogridTime of useGISgeographical information systemArtificial immune systemEnergy storage systemMulti-agent systemEnergy management systemartificial neural networksinformation and communications technologiesgraspVariable neighbourhood searchSitingRenewable energy sourcesDistributed energy resourcesVirtual power plantsWeb of ScienceVeraMedium voltageDistrict heating
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Authors
Carlos Gamarra, Josep M. Guerrero,