Rightsizing the Design of a Hybrid Microgrid
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Authors
Reich, Daniel
Oriti, Giovanna
Subjects
microgrid
battery energy storage
photovoltaic source
diesel generator
design space
load demand
energy management
battery energy storage
photovoltaic source
diesel generator
design space
load demand
energy management
Advisors
Date of Issue
2021
Date
Publisher
MDPI
Language
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.
Type
Article
Description
17 USC 105 interim-entered record; under review.
The article of record as published may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en14144273
The article of record as published may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en14144273
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Department
Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School
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NPS Report Number
Sponsors
Energy System Technology Evaluation Program
Office of Naval Research
Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC)
Naval Postgraduate School
Office of Naval Research
Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC)
Naval Postgraduate School
Funding
Format
22 p.
Citation
Reich, Daniel, and Giovanna Oriti. "Rightsizing the Design of a Hybrid Microgrid." Energies 14.14 (2021): 4273.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.