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The Impact of Short-Term Stochastic Variability in Solar Irradiance on Optimal Microgrid Design


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This paper proposes a new methodology to capture the impact of fast moving clouds on utility power demand charges observed in microgrids with photovoltaic (PV) arrays, ge...Show More

Abstract:

This paper proposes a new methodology to capture the impact of fast moving clouds on utility power demand charges observed in microgrids with photovoltaic (PV) arrays, generators, and electrochemical energy storage. It consists of a statistical approach to introduce sub-hourly events in the hourly economic accounting process. The methodology is implemented in the distributed energy resources customer adoption model (DER-CAM), a state of the art mixed integer linear model used to optimally size DER in decentralized energy systems. Results suggest that previous iterations of DER-CAM could undersize battery capacities. The improved model depicts more accurately the economic value of PV as well as the synergistic benefits of pairing PV with storage.
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid ( Volume: 9, Issue: 3, May 2018)
Page(s): 1647 - 1656
Date of Publication: 02 August 2016

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