Multi-Objective Optimization Dispatch Based Energy Management of A Microgrid Running Under Grid Connected and Standalone Operation Mode

*Marouane Lagouir  -  Department of Electrical Engineering, EEA&TI Laboratory, Faculty of Science and Technology (FSTM), Hassan II University of Casablanca, BP 146 Mohammedia 20650, Morocco
Abdelmajid Badri scopus  -  Department of Electrical Engineering, EEA&TI Laboratory, Faculty of Science and Technology (FSTM), Hassan II University of Casablanca, BP 146 Mohammedia 20650, Morocco
Yassine Sayouti orcid scopus  -  Department of Electrical Engineering, EEA&TI Laboratory, Faculty of Science and Technology (FSTM), Hassan II University of Casablanca, BP 146 Mohammedia 20650, Morocco
Received: 28 Nov 2020; Revised: 25 Dec 2020; Accepted: 10 Jan 2021; Published: 1 May 2021; Available online: 15 Jan 2021.
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This paper presents a novel optimization approach for a day-ahead power management and control of a DC microgrid (MG). The multi-objective optimization dispatch (MOOD) problem involves minimizing the overall operating cost, pollutant emission levels of (NOx, SO2 and CO2) and the power loss cost of the conversion devices. The weighted sum method is selected to convert the multi-objective optimization problem into a single optimization problem. Then, analytic hierarchy process (AHP) method is applied to determine the weight coefficients, according to the preference of each objective function. The system’s performance is evaluated under both grid connected and standalone operation mode, considering power balancing, high level penetration of renewable energy, optimal scheduling of charging/discharging of battery storage system, control of load curtailment and the system technical constraints. Ant lion optimizer (ALO) method is considered for handling MOOD, and the performance of the proposed algorithm is compared with other known heuristic optimization techniques.  The simulation results prove the effectiveness and the capability of the developed approach to deal better with the coordinated control and optimization dispatch problem.They also revealed that economically running the MG system under grid connected mode can reduce the overall cost by around 4.70% compared to when it is in standalone operation mode.

Keywords: microgrid; multi-objective optimization dispatch; operating cost; pollutant emission levels; power loss cost; weighted sum method; analytic hierarchy process; renewable energy; ant lion optimizer; heuristic optimization techniques

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