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Day-ahead optimal operation of active distribution networks with distributed generation and energy storage

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Published/Copyright: December 5, 2022
International Journal of Emerging Electric Power Systems
From the journal International Journal of Emerging Electric Power Systems Volume 24 Issue 6

Abstract

In this work we address the optimal operation in active distribution networks (ADNs) with high penetration of renewable energies and energy storage. The optimal performance of ADNs can include two different optimization problems: Unit Commitment (UC) and Economic Dispatch (ED). The UC problem determines the start-up and shutdown planning of all the dispatchable generation units to supply the electricity demand, minimizing the total cost of operation, while the ED problem determines the active output power of each of the committed units for each hour of the planning horizon. Both problems have the objectives of minimizing the total cost, supplying the demand and complying with the restrictions of the main network. Here the two problems are solved together to achieve the day-ahead optimal operation of active distribution networks with distributed generation and energy storage. A test system based on the IEEE 33-bus distribution network was proposed. The optimal operation problem presented here is analyzed using four scenarios with different renewable generation and load conditions and a time-varying profile for the purchase price of energy from the network. The results reveal that the proposed network together with the optimization methodology can face diverse and highly demanding load situations, with the full use of renewable energies and complying with all the restrictions imposed. The proposed methodology is suitable for use in other optimization problems such as determining the sizing of storage units and distributed generation.

Keywords: active distribution networks; distributed generation; economic dispatch; mixed integer linear programming (MILP); unit commitment
Corresponding author: Diego Feroldi, CIFASIS-CONICET-UNR, Rosario, Argentina; and Department of Computer Sciences, FCEIA-UNR, Rosario, Argentina, E-mail:

  1. Author contribution: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.

  2. Research funding: None declared.

  3. Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.

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Received: 2022-07-27
Accepted: 2022-11-22
Published Online: 2022-12-05

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https://doi.org/10.1515/ijeeps-2022-0222
Keywords for this article
active distribution networks; distributed generation; economic dispatch; mixed integer linear programming (MILP); unit commitment

Articles in the same Issue

  1. Frontmatter
  2. Research Articles
  3. Computation and analysis of anisotropic solar radiation model for India
  4. An adaptive energy management strategy for supercapacitor supported solar-powered electric vehicle charging station
  5. Multi-frequency control with fuzzy 2DOFPI in HVBTB converter of LF-HVAC system
  6. A modified seven-level cross-connected PUC boost multilevel inverter with reduced cost factor and device count
  7. Control of multifunctional inverter to improve power quality in grid-tied solar photo voltaic systems
  8. Research on dual-mode fault suppression strategy of AC isolation and current limiting based on hybrid MMC
  9. A rank correlation based translation model for simulating wind speed time series
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  11. Application of blockchain technology in autonomous electricity transaction and settlement at the end of distribution network
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