Title :
Optimal allocation of energy storage systems in connected microgrid to minimize the energy cost
Author :
Ashtiani, N. Amouzegar ; Gholami, M. ; Gharehpetian, G.B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Amirkabir Univ. of Technol., Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
Nowadays, finding the optimum locations of energy storage systems (ESS) and distributed energy resources (DER) in a microgrid is very controversial. In this paper, a novel method based on harmony search algorithm (HSA) is proposed to find the optimum locations of ESSs in a specified microgrid. The microgrid has renewable energy resources, and it is connected to the main network. This method will minimize the amount of purchased energy from the main network. Finally, the proposed method will be tested on 37-bus IEEE standard network which has 4 ESSs and capability of using renewable energy resources.
Keywords :
IEEE standards; distributed power generation; energy storage; search problems; 37-bus IEEE standard network; ESS; distributed energy resources; energy cost minimisation; energy storage systems; harmony search algorithm; microgrid; optimal allocation; renewable energy resources; Batteries; Microgrids; Security; Standards; Energy storage system; harmony search algorithm; microgrid; optimal allocation;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Power Distribution Networks (EPDC), 2014 19th Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tehran
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-5635-7
DOI :
10.1109/EPDC.2014.6867493
