Abstract

Microgrids are increasingly affected by volatile wind energy due to the high penetration of this kind of renewable energy sources. This study investigates the impact of wind energy uncertainty on voltage stability and energy management system (EMS) of isolated microgrids in the presence of plugin electric vehicles (PEVs). A stochastic voltage stability constrained microgrid energy management system (SVSC-MEMS) architecture based on a coordinated unit commitment-optimal power flow (UC-OPF) methodology, which simultaneously considers the UC and OPF constraints, is proposed. The proposed model guarantees the system security from the voltage stability standpoint, considering a specific loading margin. Besides, the role of PEVs in the microgrid EMS is examined. In order to validate the performance of the introduced SVSC-MEMS, a CIGRE benchmark test system is used. The numerical results, obtained from the implementation of the proposed model in the general algebraic modeling system (GAMS) environment, demonstrate the importance of voltage stability and wind power uncertainty on the microgrid EMS, and furthermore, the key role of PEVs in the emerging microgrids