Power Management of a Hybrid Micro-Grid with Photovoltaic Production and Hydrogen Storage

To deal with energy transition due to climate change and a rise in average global temperature, photovoltaic (PV) conversion appears be promising technology sunny regions. However, PV production is directly linked weather conditions the day/night cycle, which makes it intermittent random. Therefore, sense combine Energy Storage Systems (ESS) ensure long-term availability for non-interconnected micro-grids. Among all technological solutions, electrolytic hydrogen produced by renewable energies seems an interesting candidate. In this context, paper proposes control strategy dedicated storage integration micro-grids better use of production. The objective optimize management micro-grid proton exchange membrane Fuel Cell (FC), alkaline Electrolyzer (El), lithium-ion Batteries System (BESS) PV, according system state intermittency. First, based on Distributed explicit Model Predictive Control (DeMPC) developed define current references FCs, Els batteries. Secondly, performance validated simulation confirmed Power-Hardware-in-the-Loop test bench.