Optimal sizing of isolated microgrid containing Photovoltaic/Photothermal/Wind/Diesel/Battery

Abstract

The establishment of isolated microgrid is of great significance in solving power supply problems in offshore islands or remote mountainous areas. Aiming at the isolated microgrid containing photovoltaic, photothermal, wind, diesel, and energy storage, a three-objective sizing optimization model of the microgrid is proposed considering comprehensive economy cost, deficiency of power supply probability (DPSP), and renewable energy discard rate (REDR). The three-objective sizing optimization model was solved by the improved multiobjective grey wolf optimization algorithm. An island was taken as an example to optimize the sizing of the microgrid, and the rationality of the proposed three-objective model was verified. The feasibility of the improved multiobjective grey wolf optimization (IMOGWO) was verified by comparing with the multiobjective grey wolf optimization (MOGWO). Three representative solution sets and a set of compromise solution sets are obtained by simulation, and the results satisfied the load demand. And the DPSP and the REDR are reduced by 7.55% and 6.29% by using the IMOGWO. The designed and analyzed hybrid renewable energy system model might be applicable to around the world having similar climate conditions.