Optimal Control Strategies for Sustainable Energy Management in Electric Power Grids: A Hybrid Model Predictive Approach

Abstract

Energy infrastructure development in rural and remote areas of the planet is key to sustaining human development. This study establishes an optimal control strategy that can efficiently manage an electric grid comprised of various renewable and non-renewable energy sources for a medium sized community. Simple power dynamics are modeled and used for representing the components present on the grid. A hybrid model predictive control scheme is implemented for choosing an optimal mode and set of inputs for the system for tracking both a constant and load-varying power demand profile.