Optimal planning and operation of microgrids

紧迫的环境问题、能源供应场所的安全和核电安全问题推动了全球可再生能源（RES）的研究和开发。可再生能源的一个关键属性，如风能和太阳能资源，是不稳定性。RES是不可调度的，它们表现出很大的波动，并且是不确定的。应对RES不稳定性的手段包括协调不同来源的组合（利用例如，太阳能和风能的互补性），以及分布式资源（储能、可编程负载和智能电器）的控制。在这种情况下，本研究提案的范围是通过提供技术突破，以可靠但不受监督的方式满足电力负荷，将可再生能源融入当前电力系统的解决方案。该提案涉及两个主要主题：a）为单个微电网开发先进的控制和集成策略，以及B）在感兴趣的区域上优化微电网规划。所开发的控制策略将在安大略萨尼亚现有的微电网系统上实施。所提出的方法有可能通过桥接微电网的最佳规划和运营，显着推进和转变将可再生能源带到社区一级的方法。

Pressing environmental issues, security of energy supply sites, and nuclear power safety concerns drive research and development towards renewable energy sources (RES) worldwide. A key attribute of RES, such as wind and solar resources, is intermittency. RES are not dispatchable, they exhibit large fluctuations, and are uncertain. Means of coping with RES intermittency include coordinated combination of different sources (leveraging e.g., the complementarity of solar and wind sources), and the control of distributed resources (energy storage, programmable loads, and smart appliances). In this context, the scope of this research proposal is to bring solutions for integrating renewables into the current power system by providing the technological breakthroughs to satisfy electrical loads in a reliable yet unsupervised manner. This proposal addresses two main themes: a) Development of advanced control and integration strategies for a single microgrid and b) Optimal planning of microgrids on a region of interest. The developed control strategies will be implemented on the existing microgrid system in Sarnia, Ontario. The proposed approach has the potential to significantly advance and transform the approaches for bringing renewables to the neighbourhood level by bridging the optimal planing and operation of microgrids.