Title :
Multi-goal optimization in PowerMatching city: A smart living lab
Author :
Wijbenga, Jan Pieter ; MacDougall, Pamela ; Kamphuis, Rene ; Sanberg, Tjerk ; van den Noort, Albert ; Klaassen, Elke
Author_Institution :
TNO, Delft, Netherlands
Abstract :
Whereas other smart grid field trials optimize for a single objective, PowerMatching City phase 2 demonstrates that multiple objectives can be achieved in a coordinated virtual power plant. A system that incorporates both consumer community proposition incentives and trade dispatch incentives (as well as end-user comfort) was designed, implemented and tested. This paper describes the design approach and the main findings in this real life field trial. The multi-goal approach showed to be successful, as the individual goals were achievable by the cluster. To prevent a single goal from overpowering the other objective limitations and a flexibility-balancing component were implemented. Finding the optimal mix of balancing the components and utilizing the most of the flexibility requires additional research.
Keywords :
distributed power generation; optimisation; power generation dispatch; smart power grids; PowerMatching City; consumer community proposition incentive; coordinated virtual power plant; flexibility-balancing component; multigoal optimization; smart grid field; smart living lab; trade dispatch incentive; Cities and towns; Cogeneration; Communities; Electricity; Heat pumps; Optimization; Smart grids; Demand Response; Field Trial; ICT; Multi-Agent Systems; Renewable Energy; Smart Grid; Virtual Power Plant;
Conference_Titel :
Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference Europe (ISGT-Europe), 2014 IEEE PES
Conference_Location :
Istanbul
DOI :
10.1109/ISGTEurope.2014.7028799