Approach to Real-Time Simulation and Hardware-In-The-Loop for Microgrid Battery Management Systems

Real-time energy management is vital to address the intermittency of renewable energy resources. Assuming that the state of charge (SOC) availability of the battery is favorable, this paper will focus on achieving optimal integrated control to accomplish the utilization of solar power generation, battery energy storage, and grid interaction. This paper presents the offline modeling in MATLAB/Simulink study and the model validation through HIL (Hardware-in-the-Loop) on real-time simulation using OPAL-RT. Furthermore, the methodology is tested with residential datasets measured in Green & Smart Building Park (GSBP) in Ben-Guerir, Morocco. The analysis and evaluation of battery management systems (BMS), this research aims to contribute insights into enhancing system performance and reliability. This work seeks to understand how to improve system performance and reliability. The collected results show the performance of the battery energy management system and the contribution to the penetration of renewable resources through the Moroccan energy mix. This study is vital to developing renewable energy and advancing the global energy transition to cleaner energy sources.