Energy management and operational planning of a microgrid with a PV-based active generator for Smart Grid Applications

Abstract

The development of energy management tools for consumers and next generation PV installations, including storage units, provides flexibility to distribution system operators. In this paper the aggregation and implementation of this new energy management method for business customers in a microgrid power system is presented. The proposed energy management system is organized according to different functions and is implemented in two parts: a central energy management of the microgrid and a local power management at the customer side. The central and local management systems exchange data and orders through a communication network. The power planning is designed according to the prediction for PV power production and the load forecasting by taking into account the capabilities of dispatched customers. According to received grid power references, additional functions are also designed to manage locally the power flows between the various sources. Application to the case of a hybrid supercapacitor battery based PV active generator is presented.