Co-benefit and profit sharing model for operation of neighboring industrial PV prosumers

Industrial PV prosumers are such emerging entity in smart grid who not only consumes energy but also generates and shares the green energy with the utility grid. Independent operation is the most common business model of industrial PV prosumers. However, a co-benefit and profit sharing model for operation of neighboring industrial PV prosumers is proposed in this paper. Analysis proves that the total benefits in co-benefit model are higher than independent operation model. Whether energy storage system (ESS) involves in the cooperation or not is analyzed, and the energy management strategy with ESS is researched. The total benefits can be calculated by the power flow to the grid and electricity price. Based on the Shapely value method, a profit sharing model is established to distribute total benefits to every industrial PV prosumers participating the cooperation. Comparisons of profits between independent operation model and co-benefit model are analyzed in the case study. The results verify the theoretical analysis in the front.