The design and operations of energy systems are key issues for matching energy supply and consumption. Several optimization methods based on the mixed integer linear programming (MILP) have been developed for this purpose. However, due to uncertainty of some parameters like market conditions and...

The microgrid paradigm has gained much interest in the electricity industry due to the increased penetration of distributed resources. A grid-tied microgrid can be viewed as a single generating entity or a load depending on its power export and import at the grid supply point. Similar to...