Title
Optimal Matching of Stochastic Solar Generators to Stochastic Loads.
Abstract
To meet the demand for locally-produced and sustainable power, community microgrids distribute power generated by roof-mounted solar PV systems to 'green' consumers. In this context, we consider the problem of matching one or more inherently intermittent solar energy producers with each green consumer so that, with a high probability, a certain component of their load is met from solar generation. We formulate this optimal matching as a stochastic optimization problem which incorporates the uncertainty of both solar and loads. To solve the problem, we propose two approaches which make different assumptions on the distributions of solar generation and loads. We compare the performance of these algorithms using real data, and find that, for our dataset, the approach that assumes Gaussian mixture models for solar and loads best fits our design requirements.
Year
DOI
Venue
2018
10.1145/3208903.3208930
E-ENERGY'18: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 9TH ACM INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FUTURE ENERGY SYSTEMS
Keywords
Field
DocType
Virtual power plant,matching,solar,loads,stochastic optimization
Stochastic optimization,Mathematical optimization,Optimal matching,Computer science,Solar energy,Virtual power plant,Photovoltaic system,Mixture model
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
1
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Sun Sun1535.66
Srinivasan Keshav23778761.32
Catherine Rosenberg31877137.46
Matthew Peloso400.34