Stochastic Predictive Control of Multi-Microgrid Systems

In this paper, integrated operation management of cooperative microgrids is formulated in the framework of stochastic predictive control. In the proposed scheme, a joint probabilistic constraint on the microgrids power exchange with the main grid couples operation of individual microgrids. In order to tackle the coupling constraint, a cooperative energy management strategy is proposed in which based on the statistical characteristics of uncertain parameters, the deterministic counterpart of the problem is derived and an efficient solution strategy is achieved. The proposed strategy is evaluated for an illustrative test case including two microgrids based on modified CIGRE benchmark. Moreover, statistical analysis is conducted to evaluate robustness characteristics of the solution strategy.