Assortment of Dispatch Strategies with the Optimization of an Islanded Hybrid Microgrid

Authors

  • Sk A Shezan Department of Electrical Engineering and Industrial Automation, Engineering Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Australia
  • Md Fatin Ishraque Department of Electrical Electronic and Communication Engineering, Pabna University of Science and Technology, Pabna-6600, Bangladesh
  • Liton Chandra Paul Department of Electrical Electronic and Communication Engineering, Pabna University of Science and Technology, Pabna-6600, Bangladesh
  • Md Rasel Sarkar School of Engineering & Information Technology, The University of New South Wales, Canberra, ACT 2610, Australia
  • Md Masud Rana Centre for Smart Grid Energy Research (CSMER), Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610, Seri Iskandar, Tronoh, Perak, Malaysia
  • Moslem Uddin School of Engineering & Information Technology, The University of New South Wales, Canberra, ACT 2610, Australia
  • Mohammad Belayet Hossain School of Information Technology, Deakin University Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
  • Md Asaduzzaman Shobug Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Pabna University of Science and Technology, Pabna-6600, Bangladesh
  • Md Imran Hossain

Keywords:

Microgrid, System stability, Dispatch strategies, Optimization, Renewable energy

Abstract

In this work, the optimization of an off-grid micro-hybrid system is evaluated. This is conducted with the estimation of the proper sizing of each element and the steady-state voltage, frequency, and power responses of the microgrid. Kangaroo Island in South Australia is considered to be the test case location and the grid incorporates solar PV (photo-voltaic), diesel generator, battery storage, and wind turbine. Optimal sizing of the studied microgrid is carried out for four various power dispatch techniques: (i) cycle charging (CC), (ii) generator order (GO), (iii) load following (LF), and (iv) combined dispatch (CD). The proposed off-grid micro-hybrid is optimized for three performance indices; minimal Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE), CO2 emission, and Net Present Cost (NPC). Using iHOGA (improved hybrid optimization by genetic algorithm), microgrid optimization software, all the above-mentioned dispatch strategies have been implemented and following this, MATLAB/Simulink platform has been used for the steady-state studies. The results show that the LF strategy is the utmost optimum dispatch technique in terms of the studied performance indices i.e. considering the optimal size and voltage and frequency responses. The results obtained from these studies provide a pathway for the estimation of the resource-generation-load combination for the islanded off-grid microgrid for its optimal operation with the various dispatch strategies.

MIJST, Vol. 10(1), June 2022: 15-22

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2022-07-20

How to Cite

Shezan, S. A., Ishraque, M. F. ., Paul, L. C. ., Sarkar, M. R. ., Rana, M. M. ., Uddin, M. ., Hossain, M. B., Shobug, M. A., & Hossain, M. I. . (2022). Assortment of Dispatch Strategies with the Optimization of an Islanded Hybrid Microgrid. MIST International Journal of Science and Technology, 10(1), 15–24. Retrieved from https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/MIJST/article/view/60807

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