Day-ahead dispatch of multi-energy system considering operating conditions of multi-energy coupling equipment

Abstract

Multi-energy microgrid (MEMG) is a typical realization of multi-energy system. Its day-ahead dispatch is crucial for the economic operation of MEMG. However, previous research usually considered the efficiency of multi-energy coupling equipment in MEMG as a constant value neglecting the non-linear relationship of heterogeneous energy conversion. With this, day-ahead dispatch would result in inappropriate plans and further impair safe operation of MEMG. To deal with this challenge, this paper studies a novel day-ahead dispatch model for MEMG by considering variable operating conditions of multi-energy coupling equipment. Specifically, first, a novel day-ahead dispatch model of MEMG is proposed. The day-ahead dispatch model incorporates refined energy conversion constraints, and these constraints can capture variable operating conditions of multi-energy coupling equipment. Then, due to the non-linear terms with respect to variable operating conditions, a piecewise linearization method is utilized to transform the proposed model into a mixed-integer linear programming formulation. Finally, simulation results show that our approach can obtain a more reasonable day-ahead dispatch scheme with multiple advantages, such as improving the overall operating economy, avoiding multi-energy power curtailment, and enhancing the potential of demand response.