Resilient Planning Against Disturbances and Optimal Location Determination for Mobile Energy Storage Systems in Smart Microgrids

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran

2 East Azerbaijan Electric Power Distribution Company

Abstract

Batteries, as one of the types of electrical energy storage devices, play an important role in increasing the resilience of distribution networks against extreme events such as floods. However, the use of these devices solely for increasing resilience is not economically justified. In this paper, an innovative approach is presented for the use of vehicle-mounted batteries that, with the ability to be moved through public transportation routes, enable the creation of dynamic microgrids and reduce outages in critical areas. The main innovation of this study is the development of a two-stage optimization framework that, in the first stage, maximizes the optimal location and investment in battery storage modules and, in the second stage, enables the rerouting of these modules to cope with extreme floods and ensure the continuity of energy supply. The proposed approach has been tested on radial distribution networks with 15, 33, and 85 buses. The results show that the use of mobile batteries significantly reduces load shedding compared to fixed batteries, with the average load cap being 11% lower. Also, among the three scenarios studied, the scenario using mobile batteries provides the lowest objective function value and the most optimal performance. This method has been able to reduce outages by 35% and optimize overall operating and investment costs by 22%.

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  • Receive Date: 02 December 2024
  • Revise Date: 01 January 2025
  • Accept Date: 24 January 2025
  • Publish Date: 21 July 2025

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