Embedding Regulatory Frameworks in Microgrids Management

This chapter demonstrates the key importance of embedding the regulatory framework in the microgrid models, for either their optimal sizing and/or management or for its technoeconomic assessment. Using a case study focused on a basic microgrid for domestic self-consumption, a conceptual regulatory framework is embedded in the model for its energy management optimization. The obtained results are compared to those stemming from disregarding regulatory constraints, as is frequently observed in the literature, which leads to significantly inaccurate results.