What is it about?
This study proposes and evaluates an energy management strategy for residential photovoltaic (PV) systems with storage, based on real data from a Portuguese pilot project. It compares several operational scenarios for battery use, including strategies that aim to minimize grid dependency and maximize solar self-consumption. The work analyses how different management strategies affect household energy flows, battery performance, and economic returns, providing insights into optimal configurations for real-world residential systems.
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Why is it important?
With the growing deployment of PV systems and home batteries, smart energy management is crucial to ensure that users gain maximum benefit. This paper demonstrates that how batteries are controlled—when they charge or discharge—can significantly affect cost savings and system efficiency. The findings are highly relevant for system designers, technology providers, and prosumers who want to maximize their return on investment while contributing to a more flexible and balanced power grid.
Perspectives
This work highlights my focus on linking theoretical modelling with actual implementation. By using real consumption and generation data, the proposed strategy goes beyond simulation and shows what truly works in practice. I believe that practical, data-driven energy management strategies are key to accelerating the uptake of distributed renewable energy in residential settings.
Dr Fernando M Camilo
Universidade de Lisboa
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This page is a summary of: Energy management in unbalanced low voltage distribution networks with microgeneration and storage by using a multi-objective optimization algorithm, Journal of Energy Storage, November 2020, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.est.2020.102100.
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