  In this paper, the short-term operation problem for a multiple energy carrier
hybrid AC/DC microgrid is discussed. The hybrid microgrid consists of AC and DC
parts, which are connected by means of inverters as well as natural gas
network. The microgrid includes photovoltaic (PV) unit, wind turbine (WT),
battery storage unit and gas-fired microturbines. A mixed integer linear
programming is formed to minimize the overall cost of the microgrid including
cost of natural gas supply, the value of lost load and battery degradation
cost. The presented case study explored the importance of inverter
characteristics and pipeline capacity.
