Optimal design and operation of islanded multi-microgrid system with distributionally robust optimization

Abstract

Renewable generation has been increasingly utilized recently, and multi-microgrid (MMG) system shows great potential in absorbing renewable energy. In this paper, a two-stage distributionally robust model is proposed for the optimal design and operation of islanded MMG which is seldom studied. Considering the uncertainty of renewable generation, the first-stage design strategy and second-stage operation decision are co-optimized by minimizing the investment cost and operation cost. To model the uncertainty of renewable power, a distance-based ambiguity set is employed to capture the unknown probability distribution. Then the two-stage problem is solved by a column and constraint generation (CCG) based method. Simulation experiments and results with an islanded MMG system demonstrate the effectiveness and performance of the proposed model.