Energy Management System for an Islanded Renewables-based DC Microgrid

Abstract

DC microgrids are gaining attention of researchers and engineers due to the increasing deployment of renewable energy sources with energy storage systems, enhanced utilization of DC power electronics devices, and added advantages of no harmonics and synchronization issues. They are viable solutions for providing electricity to off-grid remote communities, like islands and remote areas. However, they need energy management systems for optimally scheduling the distributed energy generation and storage systems. Hence, this paper proposes a supervisory energy management system for optimal operation of islanded DC microgrid. Energy management system is responsible for determining optimal scheduling of each energy source and ensuring maximum utilization of renewable energy sources and supply demand balance. The proposed energy management model has been validated experimentally and practical results prove the effectiveness of the proposed method.