Intelligent renewable microgrid scheduling controlled by a virtual power producer: A laboratory experience

Renewable Energy

Volumn 48, Issue , 2012, Pages 269-275

  Khodr, H M ^a,b   El Halabi, N ^c,d   Garcia Gracia M ^d  

^a QASSIM UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c CENTRO UNIVERSITARIO DE LA DEFENSA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Microgrids; Optimization; Scheduling; Smart grid; Virtual power producer

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE POWER LOSS; ALGEBRAIC MODELING; DETERMINISTIC OPTIMIZATION; GENERATION UNITS; LABORATORY EQUIPMENTS; LABORATORY SYSTEM; MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL; MICRO GRID; MIXED INTEGER QUADRATIC PROGRAMMING; ON-LINE CONTROLS; OPTIMAL DISPATCH; OPTIMAL OPERATION; OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; SMART GRID; SOLAR UNITS; STORAGE BATTERY; STORAGE SYSTEMS; VIRTUAL POWER PRODUCERS;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES TO APPARATUS; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; LABORATORIES; OPTIMIZATION; SCHEDULING;

QUADRATIC PROGRAMMING;

ALGORITHM; CONTROL SYSTEM; DATA ACQUISITION; LABORATORY METHOD; OPTIMIZATION; WIND TURBINE;

EID: 84861833010     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.05.008     Document Type: Article

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