New Hybrid Petri Net application for modeling and analyzing complex smart microgrid system

Smart microgrid has become a promising solution for efficient use of renewable energy resources and enhancing reliability. However, as the number of the system components grows, smart microgrid becomes complex and difficult to analyze. In this study, new Hybrid Petri Net (PN) application is proposed for modelling and analyzing smart microgrid. The model presented is derived from the principle of power balance in a bus. The resulting model is relatively simple and highly flexible to be applied for the complex system. By setting the PN model parameters, various operation strategies of smart microgrid can be evaluated simply. In order to show the effectiveness of the proposed model, numerical simulations have been carried out.