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Concept study of microgrid dispatch strategy for solar thermal power plant with thermal storage
Noor Bazila Sharifmuddin1, Tohru Suwa2, Sheikh Ahmad Zaki Shaikh Salim3.
Complex grid systems have been gradually replaced by smaller and simpler grid systems
called Microgrids. Integration of a solar thermal power generation systems into Microgrids
open a new horizon of renewable energy power generation to achieve the supply and
demand balance of electricity. Microgrid dispatch strategy is a control method of energy
balance between power generation and electricity consumption. A thermal storage
integrated into the system buffers the intermittency of solar radiation used as the heat
source of the power generation system. The daily starting time for the power generation is
determined by the dispatch strategy in search of minimum power from the conventional
grid and maximum electricity generation from the solar thermal power generation system.
In the simulation stage, the heat energy available for power generation and amount of
thermal energy saved in the thermal storage is calculated at each time step using
measured solar radiation data as the heat source and load profile data as the
consumption required. Based on the simulation result, the power generation starting time
for the next day is determined. The effectiveness of the proposed dispatch strategy is
demonstrated by obtaining the best starting time and identifying minimum power
requiredfrom the conventional grid. The power supply from the conventional grid is
reduced by 10% by applying the proposed methodology.
Affiliation:
- Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
- Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
- Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, Malaysia
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