Optimal Portfolio Design of Distributed Energy Resources on Puerto Rico Distribution Feeders with Long Outages after Hurricane Maria

Technical Report · Wed Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 2022

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1884924· OSTI ID:1884924

Sandoval, Marcelo F. ^[1]; Hernandez, Jorge ^[1]; Grijalva, Santiago ^[1]; Broderick, Robert J. ^[2]; O’Neill-Carrillo, Efraín ^[3]

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1. ProsumerGrid, Inc., Atlanta, GA (United States)
2. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
3. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States); Univ. of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez (Puerto Rico)

This work details a project to design reliable, resilient, and cost-effective networked microgrids considering grid constraints and resilience metrics focused on Puerto Rico distribution feeder locations with long outages after Hurricane Maria. The project consisted primarily of modeling and simulation tasks that accomplished the following objectives: 1. Selected 10 distribution feeder models in vulnerable areas. The sample feeders are geographically distributed across Puerto Rico and vary in length to capture the wide variety of feeders on the island. 2. Determined the optimal location and sizing of distributed energy resources (DERs) on the identified distribution feeders. The systems considered as part of the microgrid solutions were solar photovoltaic (PV), battery energy storage systems (BESS) and distributed fossil fuel generation (DFFG). 3. Estimated the cost-benefit of the proposed DER portfolios. 4. Provided a set of final recommendations that inform decision making on how to do targeted planning analysis for microgrids that can supply energy to critical infrastructures.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Electricity (OE), Advanced Grid Research & Development. Power Systems Engineering Research; USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
• DOE Contract Number: NA0003525
• OSTI ID: 1884924
• Report Number(s): SAND2022-11264; 709375
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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