@article { ,
	title = {Optimal Management of Microgrids},
	editor = {F.-Javier Heredia; Cristina Corchero},
	year = {2012},
	month = {04/07/2012},
	type = {Tesi Final Mąster // MSc Thesis},
	address = {Faculty of Mathematics and Statistics},
	abstract = {Smart grids and microgrids are the key in the near future where a decentralization of energy generation is expected. From the point of view of microgrid energy management, economic scheduling for generation devices, storage systems and loads is a crucial problem. Performance an optimization process is necessary to minimize the operating costs while several operational constraints are taken into account. Energy management is carried out by MCC (Microgrid Central Controller) in three steps: tertiary, secondary and primary controls. Tertiary control is executed one day-ahead and has two objectives. The first is an economic optimization using a program based on an Economic Dispatch and an Unit Commitment problem. The second objective is to improve the portability of the supply and demand balance by interacting with the grid and taking advantage of the V2G (vehicle-to-grid) capability of the charging spot, and to generate a schedule over all components of the microgrid. The secondary control receives the scheduling plan created by tertiary control and taking into account current data, corrects the power outputs of generation units. Exchanged power with the grid and storage states of charge programmed by the tertiary control are ensured. This Energy Management System has been tested over different scenarios. One of them is based on a smart house with a photovoltaic module, a micro wind turbine and one electric vehicle charging spot. The other scenario is based on a large building where one micro gas turbine and one storage device have been added to the rest of units. After analysing the results, several conclusions have been deduced such as a change in curve of load and a lower cost for the user. Generally, the consumption over peak periods is decreased or is almost zero in some test cases, while the demand overnight is increased.},
	keywords = {research; teaching; smartgrids; microgrid; migrogrid central controller; electric vehicle; MSc Thesis},
	author = {Lucia Igualada Gonzįlez}
}

