The integration of energy efficiency programs and renewable resources in energy communities (EC) ... more The integration of energy efficiency programs and renewable resources in energy communities (EC) incorporating smart microgrids might be the future development of sustainable cities. Cooperation among EC with high penetration of renewable energy resources will support energy procurement. Mutual energy efficiency programs in EC associated with deploying renewable resources can guarantee sustainable development significantly. This paper proposes a new sustainability index (SI) influenced by the loss of load reduction while increasing the penetration of renewable energies. A multi‐objective optimization method is used to determine the optimal size and location of renewable resources incorporating energy efficiency programs. The objective functions, that is, the total cost and SI, are based upon social, economic, environmental, and technical (SEET) considerations. Since the outputs of renewable energies are uncertain, it may increase the loss of load probability. Therefore, this paper i...
International Journal of Industrial Electronics, Control and Optimization (IECO), 2022
Smart homes could have a significant impact on supplying the demand of both household consumers a... more Smart homes could have a significant impact on supplying the demand of both household consumers and the smart grid. Household consumers can trade energy via peer-to-peer (P2P) energy trading to reduce their costs. In other words, each of them can participate in the smart grid as a prosumer that can both produce and consume energy. On the other hand, more participation of smart homes in the demand-side management (DSM) program could help electricity decentralization. Also, energy storage systems (ESSs) and distributed energy resources (DERs) can lead to further decentralization of a smart microgrid. The production of renewable energy resources, such as photovoltaic (PV) systems, is associated with uncertainty. ESSs could be used as a reserve for PV systems. This paper presents a new risk-based model for P2P energy management of smart homes that consists of a PV system and EES and participates in the DSM program. The risk associated with the uncertainties of PVs' production and market prices has been modeled by conditional value-at-risk (CVaR). The mixed integer non-linear programming (MINLP) model of the problem has been solved by COUENNE in GAMS software. Numerical results show that the expected cost of all resources and the related risk is reduced by the proposed decision-making model for smart homes.
2007 Large Engineering Systems Conference on Power Engineering, 2007
In this paper the outlines of a novel technique to identify the optimal location for UPFC is disc... more In this paper the outlines of a novel technique to identify the optimal location for UPFC is discussed. Based on the repeated AC power flow method, the calculation of available transfer capacity (ATC) using UPFC is proposed. In order to increase ATC, voltage improvement as well as minimum capital cost the deployment of UPFC is suggested. By employing a combination
This paper is devoted to solve transmission expansion planning (TEP) problems, via a constructive... more This paper is devoted to solve transmission expansion planning (TEP) problems, via a constructive heuristic algorithm (CHA) that can be employed as a sub-routine in a meta-heuristic procedure. In such a strategic methodology, CHA may improve the quality of trial solutions that speed up the convergence of the main algorithm. By introducing a “territory concept” for each derived local optimum, this paper proposes an approach, forcing CHA sub-procedures to explore new areas in the problem sub-space. Such modification is enforced to Villasana-Garver-Salon (VGS) algorithm, as a well-known kind of CHA, to improve its performance. The improved VGS is called territory-based VGS (TBVGS). In order to evaluate the performance of TBVGS, it is implemented on a meta-heuristic algorithm in which the performance of the obtained meta-heuristic algorithm is examined with different standard test systems as well as practical cases. Simulation studies and results analysis show a promising improvement ca...
In this paper techno-economical evaluation of constructing an electric vehicles parking lot by a ... more In this paper techno-economical evaluation of constructing an electric vehicles parking lot by a distribution company is discussed. Electric Vehicles (EVs) have been the centre of attention in recent years because they can be used to form a bidirectional connection to the power grid. In this scheme an aggregation of electric vehicles can be used to provide ancillary services for a power grid which is known as Vehicle to Grid (V2G) concept. Aggregation of EVs in a parking lot can be considered as a distributed generation (DG) unit. During offpeak hours, power grid provides electrical energy for charging the EVs in a parking lot while during peak hours some part of their stored energy should be given back to the grid. In this paper, it is considered that the parking lot belongs to a distribution company. Such parking lots is considered as a distributed generation (DG) unit which may offer some advantages like emission reduction, power quality improvement, reliability enhancement and d...
In recent years, load management (LM) programs are introduced as an impressive option in all ener... more In recent years, load management (LM) programs are introduced as an impressive option in all energy policy decisions. Under deregulation, the scope of LM programs has considerably been expanded to include demand response programs (DRPs). Basically, DRPs are divided into two main categories namely, incentive-based programs (IBPs) and time-based rate (TBR) programs. In this paper, an economic model of responsive
An integrated technique for solving transmission network expansion planning considering the alloc... more An integrated technique for solving transmission network expansion planning considering the allocation of reactive power sources using an AC model is presented in this paper. Embedding reactive power management in TNEP is a challenging task since AC load flow may not converge in absence of proper reactive power allocation. Usually transmission expansion planning and reactive power planning are considered as two distinct problems, but in this paper both problems are investigated concurrently. These two problems can be integrated because there is an inherent interaction between transmission line capacity and reactive power sources. In power systems, transferring reactive power may engage line capacity which requires more new transmission lines, while allocating reactive power sources close to the load centers may prevent the addition of new transmission lines. On the other hand, if reactive power sources are not included, real power losses will increase considerably and thereby reduce...
The integration of energy efficiency programs and renewable resources in energy communities (EC) ... more The integration of energy efficiency programs and renewable resources in energy communities (EC) incorporating smart microgrids might be the future development of sustainable cities. Cooperation among EC with high penetration of renewable energy resources will support energy procurement. Mutual energy efficiency programs in EC associated with deploying renewable resources can guarantee sustainable development significantly. This paper proposes a new sustainability index (SI) influenced by the loss of load reduction while increasing the penetration of renewable energies. A multi‐objective optimization method is used to determine the optimal size and location of renewable resources incorporating energy efficiency programs. The objective functions, that is, the total cost and SI, are based upon social, economic, environmental, and technical (SEET) considerations. Since the outputs of renewable energies are uncertain, it may increase the loss of load probability. Therefore, this paper i...
International Journal of Industrial Electronics, Control and Optimization (IECO), 2022
Smart homes could have a significant impact on supplying the demand of both household consumers a... more Smart homes could have a significant impact on supplying the demand of both household consumers and the smart grid. Household consumers can trade energy via peer-to-peer (P2P) energy trading to reduce their costs. In other words, each of them can participate in the smart grid as a prosumer that can both produce and consume energy. On the other hand, more participation of smart homes in the demand-side management (DSM) program could help electricity decentralization. Also, energy storage systems (ESSs) and distributed energy resources (DERs) can lead to further decentralization of a smart microgrid. The production of renewable energy resources, such as photovoltaic (PV) systems, is associated with uncertainty. ESSs could be used as a reserve for PV systems. This paper presents a new risk-based model for P2P energy management of smart homes that consists of a PV system and EES and participates in the DSM program. The risk associated with the uncertainties of PVs' production and market prices has been modeled by conditional value-at-risk (CVaR). The mixed integer non-linear programming (MINLP) model of the problem has been solved by COUENNE in GAMS software. Numerical results show that the expected cost of all resources and the related risk is reduced by the proposed decision-making model for smart homes.
2007 Large Engineering Systems Conference on Power Engineering, 2007
In this paper the outlines of a novel technique to identify the optimal location for UPFC is disc... more In this paper the outlines of a novel technique to identify the optimal location for UPFC is discussed. Based on the repeated AC power flow method, the calculation of available transfer capacity (ATC) using UPFC is proposed. In order to increase ATC, voltage improvement as well as minimum capital cost the deployment of UPFC is suggested. By employing a combination
This paper is devoted to solve transmission expansion planning (TEP) problems, via a constructive... more This paper is devoted to solve transmission expansion planning (TEP) problems, via a constructive heuristic algorithm (CHA) that can be employed as a sub-routine in a meta-heuristic procedure. In such a strategic methodology, CHA may improve the quality of trial solutions that speed up the convergence of the main algorithm. By introducing a “territory concept” for each derived local optimum, this paper proposes an approach, forcing CHA sub-procedures to explore new areas in the problem sub-space. Such modification is enforced to Villasana-Garver-Salon (VGS) algorithm, as a well-known kind of CHA, to improve its performance. The improved VGS is called territory-based VGS (TBVGS). In order to evaluate the performance of TBVGS, it is implemented on a meta-heuristic algorithm in which the performance of the obtained meta-heuristic algorithm is examined with different standard test systems as well as practical cases. Simulation studies and results analysis show a promising improvement ca...
In this paper techno-economical evaluation of constructing an electric vehicles parking lot by a ... more In this paper techno-economical evaluation of constructing an electric vehicles parking lot by a distribution company is discussed. Electric Vehicles (EVs) have been the centre of attention in recent years because they can be used to form a bidirectional connection to the power grid. In this scheme an aggregation of electric vehicles can be used to provide ancillary services for a power grid which is known as Vehicle to Grid (V2G) concept. Aggregation of EVs in a parking lot can be considered as a distributed generation (DG) unit. During offpeak hours, power grid provides electrical energy for charging the EVs in a parking lot while during peak hours some part of their stored energy should be given back to the grid. In this paper, it is considered that the parking lot belongs to a distribution company. Such parking lots is considered as a distributed generation (DG) unit which may offer some advantages like emission reduction, power quality improvement, reliability enhancement and d...
In recent years, load management (LM) programs are introduced as an impressive option in all ener... more In recent years, load management (LM) programs are introduced as an impressive option in all energy policy decisions. Under deregulation, the scope of LM programs has considerably been expanded to include demand response programs (DRPs). Basically, DRPs are divided into two main categories namely, incentive-based programs (IBPs) and time-based rate (TBR) programs. In this paper, an economic model of responsive
An integrated technique for solving transmission network expansion planning considering the alloc... more An integrated technique for solving transmission network expansion planning considering the allocation of reactive power sources using an AC model is presented in this paper. Embedding reactive power management in TNEP is a challenging task since AC load flow may not converge in absence of proper reactive power allocation. Usually transmission expansion planning and reactive power planning are considered as two distinct problems, but in this paper both problems are investigated concurrently. These two problems can be integrated because there is an inherent interaction between transmission line capacity and reactive power sources. In power systems, transferring reactive power may engage line capacity which requires more new transmission lines, while allocating reactive power sources close to the load centers may prevent the addition of new transmission lines. On the other hand, if reactive power sources are not included, real power losses will increase considerably and thereby reduce...
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