Reyes Colón, Ramón A.

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Optimal use of distributed energy resources in microgrids
(2018) Reyes Colón, Ramón A.; O’Neill Carrillo, Efraín; College of Engineering; Andrade Rengifo, Fabio; Irizarry Rivera, Agustín A.; Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Cabrera Rios, Mauricio
Distributed generation has important advantages that must be exploited. In order to maximize the benefits, distributed energy resources (DERs) must be managed and controlled properly, especially to minimize power fluctuations from renewable energy sources. Therefore, the optimal use of distributed energy resources is an important topic, in particular within microgrids. Due to the high integration and variety of resources in a microgrids, conventional methods to optimize power systems fall short; modern methods and techniques are needed to find efficient configurations. This thesis presents an optimization algorithm developed to find efficient and stable configurations of distributed energy resources in a microgrid in different time periods, to maximize the benefits, to comply with the system constraints while considering sustainability objectives (economic, social and environmental aspects).