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Rightsizing the Design of a Hybrid Microgrid

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  • Daniel Reich

    (Graduate School of Defense Management, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA 93943, USA)

  • Giovanna Oriti

    (Department of Electrical Engineering, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA 93943, USA)

Abstract

Selecting the sizes of distributed energy resources is a central planning element when designing a microgrid. Decision makers may consider several important factors, including, but not limited to, capacity, cost, reliability and sustainability. We introduce a method for rightsizing capacity that presents a range of potential microgrid design solutions, allowing decision makers to weigh their upsides and downsides based on a variety of measurable factors. We decouple component-specific modeling assumptions, energy management system logic and objective measurements from our simulation-based nested binary search method for rightsizing to meet power loads. In doing so, we develop a flexible, customizable and extensible approach to microgrid design planning. Aspects which have traditionally been incorporated directly in optimization-centric frameworks, such as resilience and reliability, can be treated as complementary analyses in our decoupled approach. This enables decision makers to gain exposure to a wide range of relevant information and actively participate in the microgrid design assessment process.

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  • Daniel Reich & Giovanna Oriti, 2021. "Rightsizing the Design of a Hybrid Microgrid," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(14), pages 1-22, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:14:y:2021:i:14:p:4273-:d:594766
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