Dual stage microgrid energy resource optimization strategy considering renewable and battery storage systems

Optimal operation of micro grids (MGs) with high penetration of renewable energy sources (RESs) has become inflexible as a consequence of the uncertainty and intermittency nature of RESs. Energy management along with battery energy storage system (BESS) is thus essential to minimize these uncertainties of MGs and to ensure continuity of energy supply and maintain the reliability of the system. In this paper, a dual-stage MG optimal energy management approach considering the BESS model and other dispatchable resources is introduced to minimize the operating cost. The proposed approach comprises of the schedule and dispatch stages. The mixed-integer linear programming is applied to solve the dual-stage energy management problem and the performance of the suggested technique is compared with the particle swarm optimization technique. The obtained results prove that the incorporation of the suggested BESS plant can significantly reduce the operating costs up to 7% and 6% when committed to supplying power in the scheduling and dispatch stages. The results also show that power loss has a considerable impact on MG energy management. The optimal simulation results confirm the effectiveness of the proposed microgrid energy resources optimization strategy.