Optimized Energy Management of Grid Connected Solar/Battery-dependent Smart Microgrid
Abu Shufian, Shaharier Kabir, Md Saidur Rashid Mahin, Raihan Chowdhury, Md. Mominur Rahman, Nur Mohammad
Abstract
To satisfy the escalating energy demand with minimal environmental damage, the world is taking an expeditious shift toward the augmentation of renewable energy sources with the prevailing power sources by using a microgrid, where solar/battery-based grid-connected microgrid systems are gaining immense popularity. However, the intermittent nature of the sun is the most significant impediment to producing a steady flow of energy with solar power, so to resolve this issue, an optimized microgrid energy management system (EMS) has been proposed in this paper, which provides the requisite functionality to ensure that the consumption, production, and distribution systems supply energy level at minimum operational costs. With the aid of demand-side management, a linear programming optimization technique has been developed for cost-effective microgrid operation, monitoring, and administration. The obtained result from this proposed model clearly bespeaks the usefulness of the optimized EMS of the microgrid model, which can effectively generate electricity and deliver it to customers at low prices.