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Coordinated distributed model predictive control for multi energy carrier systems
Magda I El-Afifi1,2, Abdelfattah A Eladl3, Magdi M El-Saadawi3
1Electrical Eng. Deparment, Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University, El-Mansoura, Egypt. magda_ibrahim@nilehi.edu.eg.
Abstract:
Introducing Energy hubs (EHs) is a beneficial strategy for incorporating quickly expanding renewable energies. However, the stochastic nature of renewable energy sources (RESs) and fluctuating energy demand have produced a number of difficulties, including unstable voltage/frequency, challenging energy management, and difficult network interaction. Additionally, the changing in response time of electrical and heat demands will make control challenging. This paper proposes a distributed control system for use with dynamic EHs. The RESs and loads present in the multi-carrier system cause the dynamics considering here. In order to optimise system performance, this research suggests a distributed model predictive control strategy that considers expected behaviour and operational restrictions. The strategy's potential is demonstrated via simulations in which the proposed scheme is applied to a benchmark system.
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