Online Management of MicroGrid with Battery Storage Using Multiobjective Optimization

This paper presents a generalized formulation for determining the optimal operating strategy and cost optimization scheme as well as reducing the emissions of a MicroGrid (MG). Multiobjective (MO) optimization is applied to the environmental economic problem of the MG. The proposed problem is formulated as a nonlinear constrained MO optimization problem Prior to the optimization, system model components taken from real manufactural data are constructed. The model takes into consideration the operation and maintenance costs as well as the reduction in emissions of NOx, SO2, and CO2. The MG considered in this paper consists of a wind turbine, a micro turbine, a diesel generator, a photovoltaic array, a fuel cell, and a battery storage. The optimization is aimed at minimizing the cost function of the system while constraining it to meet the costumer demand and safety of the system. The results demonstrate the efficiency of the proposed approach to satisfy the load and to reduce the cost and the emissions in one single run.