Interconnection of Microgrids Using Distributed Model Predictive Control

Wednesday, September 6, 2017 | 16:00 - 17:15

The introduction of microgrids and Energy Storage Systems (ESS) will bring a new paradigm for managing the electrical market. A new degree of flexibility is found when microgrids work as a network. In this work, the electrical market operation of a network of renewable energy microgrids with hybrid storage is optimized through a control algorithm based on the technique of Distributed Model Predictive Control (DMPC). The algorithm is specifically designed with the criterion of improving the cost function of each microgrid acting as single mode through the network mode operation. The algorithm allows the economical benefit of the microgrids network to be maximized, while minimizing the degradation causes of each storage system and fulfilling the different system constraints. In order to capture both continuous/discrete dynamics and switching between different operating conditions, the plant is modeled with the framework of Mixed Logic Dynamic (MLD). The DMPC problem is solved with the use of Mixed Integer Linear Programming (MILP).
  • Networks of Microgrids
  • Application of Distributed Model Predictive Control to the networks of microgrids
  • Formulation and Control of the Network of Microgrids as a System of systems (SoS)
  • Application cases - Results
    microgrids expert
    Dr. Félix García-Torres
    Microgrid Laboratory Responsible
    Spanish National Center on Hydrogen

    Felix Garcia-Torres received his Ph.D in Industrial Engineering in December 2015 from the University of Seville, Spain. He joined the Centro Nacional del Hidrogeno (Spain) in 2009 where he currently works as responsible for the Microgrids Laboratory.

    Before his current position, Dr. Garcia-Torres was working in several research centers or companies such as the Instituto de Automatica Industrial-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (Spain), the University of Seville spin-off GreenPower Technologies (Spain) and the Universit é Catholique de l'Ouest (Angers, France). His current research interests are advanced power electronics and control to introduce energy storage technologies in the smart grid.