Title :
Economic dispatch of renewable power generators in a microgrid
Author :
Acosta, L.C. ; Revelo, J.V. ; Fajardo, D.F. ; Bucheli, A.P.
Author_Institution :
Estudiantes de Maestria en Ing. Electr., Univ. de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
Abstract :
The improvement of new energy generation technologies has supported the usage of renewable alternative sources in a distributed way based on an information structure known as a Smart Grid. In this work, we explore the applicability of the distributed generation concept in a small city with renewable energy provided by biomass and small hydro plants in a microgrid configuration. The management of the generators is performed with in an economic dispatch framework with modified metaheuristic optimization algorithms.
Keywords :
bioenergy conversion; distributed power generation; hydroelectric power stations; particle swarm optimisation; power generation dispatch; power generation economics; smart power grids; biomass plants; distributed generation; economic dispatch; energy generation technology; hydro plants; metaheuristic optimization algorithm; microgrid; renewable alternative source; renewable power generator management; smart grid; Distributed power generation; Economics; Gases; Generators; Microgrids; Particle swarm optimization; Vectors; Constrained Optimization; Distributed Generation; Economic Dispacth; Particle Swarm Optimization;
Conference_Titel :
Alternative Energies and Energy Quality (SIFAE), 2012 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Barranquilla
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4653-5
DOI :
10.1109/SIFAE.2012.6478891
