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Application of a microgrid with renewables for a water treatment plant

Soshinskaya, Mariya; Crijns-Graus, Wina H.J.; van der … - In: Applied Energy 134 (2014) C, pp. 20-34

This research explores the techno-economic potential for a predominantly renewable electricity-based microgrid serving … an industrial-sized drink water plant in the Netherlands. Grid-connected and stand-alone microgrid scenarios were modeled … excess electricity is extremely important for the cost-effectiveness of a microgrid system. …

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Operational planning of an independent microgrid containing tidal power generators, SOFCs, and photovoltaics

Obara, Shin’ya; Kawai, Masahito; Kawae, Osamu; … - In: Applied Energy 102 (2013) C, pp. 1343-1357

. Therefore, in this work, the basic performance of an independent microgrid consisting of tidal power generators, photovoltaics …. Although the frequency and waveform of the electricity of the microgrid were high quality, improvement in the voltage …

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Economic analysis and optimal energy management models for microgrid systems: A case study in Taiwan

Chen, Yen-Haw; Lu, Su-Ying; Chang, Yung-Ruei; Lee, Ta-Tung - In: Applied Energy 103 (2013) C, pp. 145-154

operating strategies for smart microgrid systems. Microgrid systems are electricity supply systems that integrate distributed … microgrid system. This study presents an energy management model that is used to determine optimal operating strategies with … maximum profit for a microgrid system in Taiwan. The smart microgrid system is equipped with energy storage devices …

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A study of small-scale energy networks of the Japanese Syowa Base in Antarctica by distributed engine generators

Obara, Shin’ya; morizane, Yuta; Morel, Jorge - In: Applied Energy 111 (2013) C, pp. 113-128

; this research considers the construction of a Syowa Base small-scale energy network (Syowa Base Micro-Grid: SBMG) for the …

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Study on method of electricity and heat storage planning based on energy demand and tidal flow velocity forecasts for a tidal microgrid

Obara, Shin’ya; Morizane, Yuta; Morel, Jorge - In: Applied Energy 111 (2013) C, pp. 358-373

The rapid tidal current near a lake inlet is transformed into electrical energy with Darius-type hydraulic turbine generators. When the tidal power generation is insufficient, the stored excess electric power generated from midnight to early morning of a representative day is used. The balance...

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Experimental validation of a real-time energy management system using multi-period gravitational search algorithm for microgrids in islanded mode

Marzband, Mousa; Ghadimi, Majid; Sumper, Andreas; … - In: Applied Energy 128 (2014) C, pp. 164-174

management system (EMS) within Microgrid (MG). Furthermore, optimization methods need to be applied to achieve maximum efficiency …

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Optimizing Distributed Energy Resources and building retrofits with the strategic DER-CAModel

Stadler, M.; Groissböck, M.; Cardoso, G.; Marnay, C. - In: Applied Energy 132 (2014) C, pp. 557-567

The pressuring need to reduce the import of fossil fuels as well as the need to dramatically reduce CO2 emissions in Europe motivated the European Commission (EC) to implement several regulations directed to building owners. Most of these regulations focus on increasing the number of energy...

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Experimental evaluation of a real time energy management system for stand-alone microgrids in day-ahead markets

Marzband, Mousa; Sumper, Andreas; Ruiz-Álvarez, Albert; … - In: Applied Energy 106 (2013) C, pp. 365-376

A Microgrid (MG) Energy Management System (EMS) is a vital supervisory control to make decisions regarding the best use …

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Combining a dynamic battery model with high-resolution smart grid data to assess microgrid islanding lifetime

Fares, Robert L.; Webber, Michael E. - In: Applied Energy 137 (2015) C, pp. 482-489

energy storage model to assess the lifetime of batteries in a microgrid operating in islanded mode during a distribution …-level outage. We consider a hypothetical microgrid consisting of 21 single-family detached homes and three transformer … the timing of an electric outage affects the islanding lifetime of a residential microgrid. We contrast our results with …

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An integrated framework of agent-based modelling and robust optimization for microgrid energy management

Kuznetsova, Elizaveta; Li, Yan-Fu; Ruiz, Carlos; Zio, Enrico - In: Applied Energy 129 (2014) C, pp. 70-88

A microgrid energy management framework for the optimization of individual objectives of microgrid stakeholders is … proposed. The framework is exemplified by way of a microgrid that is connected to an external grid via a transformer and … the microgrid are quantified in terms of Prediction Intervals (PIs) by a Non-dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm (NSGA …

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