Digital Twin-based Decision-Making Methodology for the Optimal Operation of Microgrids

Digital Twin technology can potentially improve the security, control and resilience of the microgrids, considering a virtual model representation of each part integrated into an electrical power system. Using modern computing infrastructure based on faster real-time simulation, digital twins can allow a new approach to designing, operating and controlling microgrids. Thus, this paper presents a framework for adapting the digital twin in microgrid optimal operation based on a decision-making methodology for minimizing the power losses and improving the voltage magnitudes in microgrid nodes. The robustness of the methodology is tested in a rural microgrid to find the best operation strategy.