Optimal scheduling and control design for green energy systems

由于世界范围内快速的技术发展和经济增长，世界要求加快能源需求的步伐。从长远来看，目前为我们社会提供能源的化石燃料储量将满足这一需求，继续使用这些燃料会产生有害的副作用，如威胁人类健康的污染，并产生与气候变化相关的温室气体。太阳能集热利用太阳能、风能、热能等清洁能源，是绿色能源系统的首选能源，引起了学术界和工业界的广泛关注。然而，由于能源的获取依赖于自然条件，因此它不是一种稳定的能源。因此，电网的能量经常被包括在内，作为调节系统整体能源供应的补充能源。

The world is demanding an increased pace of energy requirement due to rapid technology development and economic growth worldwide. The reserves of fossil fuels that currently power our society will short of this demand over the long term, and their continued use produces harmful side effects such as pollution that threatens human health and generate greenhouse gases associated with climate change. Energy harvesting, a preferred choice for green energy systems, making use of the energy from the environment, such as solar energy, wind energy, thermal energy and other clean energy has attracted lots of attention both with academia and industry. However, since harvesting energy depends on natural conditions, it is not a stable energy source. As a result, the energy from power grid is often included to serve as a supplementary source to regulate the overall energy supply of the system.