An online dispatch approach for distributed integrated multi-energy system considering non-ideal communication conditions

The distributed integrated multi-energy system (DIMS) has many advantages in terms of the utilisation of renewable energy sources and clean energy. Operation strategies for the DIMS based on a real-time profile have been extensively studied. In a DIMS online optimisation problem, besides fluctuations in the renewable energy output and load, inconsistent time scales of the transport dynamics of different energy flows and non-ideal communication (involving communication uncertainty and latency) result in suboptimal operation in dispatch scheduling. An online multi-time-scale optimal operation strategy is proposed for the DIMS to respond to the above challenges, using a hybrid algorithm comprising a model predictive control method and distributed collaborative consensus algorithm (CCA). The approach is based on a hierarchy, comprising rolling optimisation and adjustment. A rolling optimisation is established to schedule operations according to the latest forecast and status information. The rolling dispatch is then adjusted according to the ultrashort-term adjustment using the CCA. Meanwhile, the effect of the information transmission environment on real-time scheduling is considered, and the robust CCA is improved for the implementation of strategies under non-ideal communication conditions. Case studies and results are presented and discussed to show the effectiveness of the proposed approach with the better matching between demand and supply.