Young’s Double-slit Experiment for Microgrid Energy Management Considering Hydrogen Storage and Demand Response

Abstract

Energy storage is required to address the intermittent nature of renewable energy resources, thereby improving system stability and dependability. This paper proposes an assessment of the integration of the Demand Response Program (DRP) and hydrogen energy storage system (HESS) in enhancing the independence index (IPI) for residential Microgrids (MGs). In addition, this paper proposes a new application of the recently developed Young’s double-slit experiment (YDSE) optimizer to solve the MG Energy Management System (EMS). The proposed EMS is a day-ahead optimal operation for the MG resources for minimizing the operating cost, transaction cost, and hydrogen integration cost while maximizing the MG benefit. The Proposed YDSE simulation results are compared with other techniques, such as PSO and INFO. The results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed YDSE in solving the EM problem. Three different cases are simulated to assess the effect of DRP and HESS. And the results are compared. The integration of DRP reduced the operating cost by 29%, and the integration of HESS enhanced the IPI by 4%.