Model Predictive Control of distributed energy resources

Abstract

Distributed energy resources (DER) are expected to play a critical role in the near future due to a number of advantages they have compared to conventional centralised power systems. DER systems typically involve many components that combine different technologies for producing and storing electrical energy and heat. Thus, operational optimisation and control of DER systems is a challenging task. In this work, the Model Predictive Control (MPC) rolling horizon approach is adopted to design a control strategy for DER systems. The proposed approach is not limited to single households but addresses DER systems in the neighbourhood level, taking into account the possibility of energy exchange among neighbouring households.