Integrated optimal sizing and dispatch strategy for microgrids using HOMER Pro

Luiza Higino Silva Santos; Jessica Alice A. Silva; Juan Camilo López; Nataly Bañol Arias; Marcos Julio Rider; Luiz Carlos P. da Silva

doi:10.1109/ISGTLatinAmerica52371.2021.9543015

Integrated optimal sizing and dispatch strategy for microgrids using HOMER Pro

Luiza Higino Silva Santos
, Jessica Alice A. Silva
, Juan Camilo López
, Nataly Bañol Arias
, Marcos Julio Rider
, Luiz Carlos P. da Silva

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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Abstract

This paper presents a methodology for sizing and operating microgrids using an energy management system (EMS) strategy embedded in the software HOMER Pro. The proposed EMS-based strategy, represented by a mixed-integer linear model, determines the optimal day-ahead operation of a grid-connected microgrid, which considers photovoltaic generation, battery storage system, and energy purchases and sales from/to the grid while minimizing the total operational costs. The integration of the optimal EMS-based dispatch strategy to HOMER Pro is done through the AMPL API for Matlab and the Matlab Link module. The proposed methodology was tested using real data from the CampusGrid microgrid that will be deployed at the UNICAMP campus. Results show that the proposed strategy presents economical advantages over the default dispatch strategies provided by HOMER.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2021 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference - Latin America, ISGT Latin America 2021
Place of Publication	Piscataway, NJ
Publisher	IEEE
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	:978-1-6654-4421-7
ISBN (Print)	978-1-6654-4422-4, 978-1-6654-4420-0 (USB)
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ISGTLatinAmerica52371.2021.9543015
Publication status	Published - 15 Sept 2021
Externally published	Yes
Event	2021 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference - Latin America, ISGT Latin America 2021 - Lima, Peru, Lima, Peru Duration: 15 Sept 2021 → 17 Sept 2021

Publication series

Name	IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference - Latin America (ISGT Latin America)
Publisher	IEEE
Volume	2021
ISSN (Print)	2643-878X
ISSN (Electronic)	2643-8798

Conference

Conference	2021 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference - Latin America, ISGT Latin America 2021
Country/Territory	Peru
City	Lima
Period	15/09/21 → 17/09/21

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

Dispatch strategy
Energy management system
HOMER Pro
Microgrids
Optimal sizing
Simulations
n/a OA procedure

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Santos, L. H. S., Silva, J. A. A., López, J. C., Bañol Arias, N., Rider, M. J., & da Silva, L. C. P. (2021). Integrated optimal sizing and dispatch strategy for microgrids using HOMER Pro. In 2021 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference - Latin America, ISGT Latin America 2021 (IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference - Latin America (ISGT Latin America); Vol. 2021). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISGTLatinAmerica52371.2021.9543015

Santos, Luiza Higino Silva ; Silva, Jessica Alice A. ; López, Juan Camilo et al. / Integrated optimal sizing and dispatch strategy for microgrids using HOMER Pro. 2021 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference - Latin America, ISGT Latin America 2021. Piscataway, NJ : IEEE, 2021. (IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference - Latin America (ISGT Latin America)).

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Integrated optimal sizing and dispatch strategy for microgrids using HOMER Pro. / Santos, Luiza Higino Silva; Silva, Jessica Alice A.; López, Juan Camilo et al.
2021 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference - Latin America, ISGT Latin America 2021. Piscataway, NJ: IEEE, 2021. (IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference - Latin America (ISGT Latin America); Vol. 2021).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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Santos LHS, Silva JAA, López JC, Bañol Arias N, Rider MJ, da Silva LCP. Integrated optimal sizing and dispatch strategy for microgrids using HOMER Pro. In 2021 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference - Latin America, ISGT Latin America 2021. Piscataway, NJ: IEEE. 2021. (IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference - Latin America (ISGT Latin America)). doi: 10.1109/ISGTLatinAmerica52371.2021.9543015

Integrated optimal sizing and dispatch strategy for microgrids using HOMER Pro

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