Patent ID: 9026259
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: H02J,Y02B,Y02E,Y04S

Abstract:
1. A system for controlling a microgrid, the system comprising a dispatch controller configured to communicate with a plurality of microgrid assets, the plurality of microgrid assets including at least one renewable source, the dispatch controller further being configured to: receive a forecast load on the microgrid; receive a forecast power production of the at least one renewable source; determine a renewable capability for each respective renewable power source being treated as an isochronous source, each renewable capability being a parameter representing a percentage of a power rating of the respective renewable source being treated as operating in an isochronous mode; optimize a solution of an optimization problem associated with microgrid operation over a predetermined time horizon, the solution of the optimization problem being based on at least an objective function associated with microgrid operation, the forecast load, the forecast power production, and the renewable capability of each renewable power source; and determine an optimized dispatch schedule based on the optimized solution, the optimized dispatch schedule including control signals to the plurality of microgrid assets.