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Marina Barbarić

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Dražen Lončar

ENERGY MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR COMBINED HEAT AND ELECTRIC POWER MICRO-GRID

ABSTRACT
The increasing energy production from variable renewable energy sources such as wind and solar has resulted in several challenges related to the system reliability and efficiency. In order to ensure the supply-demand balance under the conditions of higher variability the micro-grid concept of active distribution networks arising as a promising one. However, to achieve all the potential benefits that micro-gird concept offer, it is important to determine optimal operating strategies for micro-grids. The present paper compares three energy management strategies, aimed at ensuring economical micro-grid operation, to find a compromise between the complexity of strategy and its efficiency. The first strategy combines optimization technique and an additional rule while the second strategy is based on the pure optimization approach. The third strategy uses model based predictive control scheme to take into account uncertainties in renewable generation and energy consumption. In order to compare the strategies with respect to cost effectiveness, a residential micro-grid comprising photovoltaic modules, thermal energy storage system, thermal loads, electrical loads as well as combined heat and power plant, is considered.
KEYWORDS
Thermal storage system, flexible operation, micro-grid, mixed integer linear programming, grid-connected mode, model based predictive control
PAPER SUBMITTED: 2015-12-15
PAPER REVISED: 2016-02-29
PAPER ACCEPTED: 2016-02-29
PUBLISHED ONLINE: 2016-04-09
DOI REFERENCE: https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI151215081B
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THERMAL SCIENCE YEAR 2016, VOLUME 20, ISSUE Issue 4, PAGES [1091 - 1103]
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