Reliability Evaluation of Micro-grids Containing PV System and Hydropower Plant

摘要: This paper presents the reliability evaluation for a microgrid composed of conventional generators (CGs), photovoltaic (PV) system, and small hydropower plant (HPP). The PV system has an intermittent output HPP is limited depending on several constraints. Therefore, their should be performed according to CGs. proposes methodology evaluate based Monte Carlo simulations. To this end, simple operational strategy models each component grid are introduced. By consisting two stages, would operated generate power whenever water stored in reservoir exceeds certain threshold (called volume reference) or discharge extra when it beyond maximum reservoir. demonstrate proposed methodology, case study various references, results obtained terms indices. Further, appropriate reference determined considering trade-off relationship between economics aspects.