Deterministic approach-based energy management of smart microgrids

Energy demand of residential consumers has been increasing continuously. This increasing demand can be met with the integration of renewable energy sources in the community and implementation of effective demand response programs. In this paper, an attempt has been made to address the energy management in a smart community microgrid by applying a deterministic approach. The smart community comprises of components such as renewable energy resources (RESs) based generators, battery storage along with the battery management system. In this paper, the trade and storage action of the community, their purchasing and selling cost, state of charge of battery, and community profit is analysed by varying the capacity of solar generation in the community till 90% of base level. The analysis suggested that the overall community cost decreases by approximately2.5% with every 15% increases in solar capacity.