State-Of-The-Art in Microgrid-Integrated Distributed Energy Storage Sizing

Distributed energy storage (DES) plays an important role in microgrid operation and control, as it can potentially improve local reliability and resilience, reduce operation cost, and mitigate challenges caused by high penetration renewable generation. However, to ensure an acceptable economic and t...

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Published in:Energies (Basel) 2017-09, Vol.10 (9), p.1421
Main Authors: Alsaidan, Ibrahim, Alanazi, Abdulaziz, Gao, Wenzhong, Wu, Hongyu, Khodaei, Amin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Computer engineering
depth of discharge
distributed energy storage
Distributed generation
Electric power grids
Electric utilities
Electricity
Energy resources
Energy storage
Generators
Integer programming
Linear programming
microgrid expansion
mixed integer programming
optimal sizing
Optimization
Planning
Sizing
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Summary:Distributed energy storage (DES) plays an important role in microgrid operation and control, as it can potentially improve local reliability and resilience, reduce operation cost, and mitigate challenges caused by high penetration renewable generation. However, to ensure an acceptable economic and technical performance, DES must be optimally sized and placed. This paper reviews the existing DES sizing methods for microgrid applications and presents a generic sizing method that enables microgrid planners to efficiently determine the optimal DES size, technology, and location. The proposed method takes into consideration the impact of DES operation on its lifetime to enhance the obtained results accuracy and practicality. The presented model can be used for both grid-tied (considering both grid-connected and islanded modes) and isolated microgrids.
ISSN:1996-1073
1996-1073
DOI:10.3390/en10091421