Print Email Facebook Twitter Sizing of an autonomous microgrid considering droop control Title Sizing of an autonomous microgrid considering droop control Author Rey, Juan M. (Industrial University of Santander) Jiménez-Vargas, Iván (Industrial University of Santander) Vergara Barrios, P.P. (TU Delft Intelligent Electrical Power Grids) Osma-Pinto, Germán (Industrial University of Santander) Solano, Javier (Industrial University of Santander) Date 2022 Abstract Autonomous microgrids are a suitable solution for off-grid electrification in terms of costs and reliability. The correct sizing of its generation and storage systems ensures efficient utilization of the available energy resources. Generally, many sizing approaches assume optimized energy management strategies that rely on central control architectures. However, these architectures are not always available, especially in limited investment microgrid projects. For this reason, the study of operation scenarios based on decentralized control strategy such as droop control is relevant. Based on this, this paper aims to evaluate the impact of the droop control over the sizing results of a solar/wind/battery/diesel microgrid. For this purpose, a case study of a sizing problem is presented, including the formulation and modelling. Results are presented comparing an hourly optimized energy management scenario with multiple values of the droop control parameters. Simulations results indicate that a competitive total cost can be obtained if the droop parameters are calculated considering the microgrid sizing results. Based on this, a generalizable design methodology for this purpose is presented. Subject Droop controlMicrogridsRenewable energiesSizing To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:a15996e9-c639-4419-b711-e9b61442396c DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijepes.2021.107634 Embargo date 2023-07-01 ISSN 0142-0615 Source International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, 136, 1-10 Bibliographical note Green Open Access added to TU Delft Institutional Repository ‘You share, we take care!’ – Taverne project https://www.openaccess.nl/en/you-share-we-take-care Otherwise as indicated in the copyright section: the publisher is the copyright holder of this work and the author uses the Dutch legislation to make this work public. Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2022 Juan M. Rey, Iván Jiménez-Vargas, P.P. Vergara Barrios, Germán Osma-Pinto, Javier Solano Files PDF 1_s2.0_S0142061521008668_main.pdf 3.33 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:a15996e9-c639-4419-b711-e9b61442396c/datastream/OBJ/view