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The ecological and energetic transition drives a profound transformation of the energy and utility industry, promoting a shift from centralized to distributed generation systems. Advanced digital technologies support this transformation. It requires the introduction of new paradigms for energy management and control, including a radical change in the user role, advancing the definition of the control problems from the device level to a system level, and the integration of different energy vectors. A paradigm shift in the consumers' function is promoted by the decentralization of energy production and the integration of small-scale generation, giving them an active role by becoming local producers and modifying their consumption patterns proactively.
In this context, the industrial sector represents a fundamental target based on its relevant consumption share and the widespread presence of on-site generation units for different energy sources.
The new energy paradigm requires to move the focus of management and control problems from the device to the system level, promoting a scenario where various forms of production utilities are more integrated. A step-ahead in system flexibility is built on cross-sectoral integration of different energy vectors and on the development of technologies enabling the efficient utilization of multi-dimensional energy systems. Being the electrical smart-grid concept already well addressed, significant research efforts still must be devoted to the optimal operation and integration of alternative energy carriers, e.g., heating and gas networks. In fact, the concept of multi-energy energy hubs, where generators and loads of different energy carriers are jointly coordinated, significantly fosters efficiency improvement but it requires the design of proper advanced coordination and control schemes. These must be able to efficiently manage energy systems characterized by different dynamics and optimization objectives, while properly fulfilling consumers’ demands despite stochastic fluctuations in prices and renewable production.
This Research Topic aims to foster innovation in the optimal management and control of multi-energy systems by gathering the latest cutting-edge advancements in the field. Contributions to novel control architectures and methodologies are welcomed, as well as application papers demonstrating potentials of real use-cases.
This Research Topic welcomes submissions on topics such as:
• Distributed and on-site multi-energy generation system modeling and simulation
• Load prediction and integrated demand-side management
• Optimal energy dispatch and unit commitment
• Economic and environmental criteria for optimal control
• Predictive and robust control strategies for on-site generation
• Optimization-based hierarchical control solutions
• Energy-aware production scheduling and control for industrial plants
• Large-scale optimization for high-level management strategies
In this context, the industrial sector represents a fundamental target based on its relevant consumption share and the widespread presence of on-site generation units for different energy sources.
The new energy paradigm requires to move the focus of management and control problems from the device to the system level, promoting a scenario where various forms of production utilities are more integrated. A step-ahead in system flexibility is built on cross-sectoral integration of different energy vectors and on the development of technologies enabling the efficient utilization of multi-dimensional energy systems. Being the electrical smart-grid concept already well addressed, significant research efforts still must be devoted to the optimal operation and integration of alternative energy carriers, e.g., heating and gas networks. In fact, the concept of multi-energy energy hubs, where generators and loads of different energy carriers are jointly coordinated, significantly fosters efficiency improvement but it requires the design of proper advanced coordination and control schemes. These must be able to efficiently manage energy systems characterized by different dynamics and optimization objectives, while properly fulfilling consumers’ demands despite stochastic fluctuations in prices and renewable production.
This Research Topic aims to foster innovation in the optimal management and control of multi-energy systems by gathering the latest cutting-edge advancements in the field. Contributions to novel control architectures and methodologies are welcomed, as well as application papers demonstrating potentials of real use-cases.
This Research Topic welcomes submissions on topics such as:
• Distributed and on-site multi-energy generation system modeling and simulation
• Load prediction and integrated demand-side management
• Optimal energy dispatch and unit commitment
• Economic and environmental criteria for optimal control
• Predictive and robust control strategies for on-site generation
• Optimization-based hierarchical control solutions
• Energy-aware production scheduling and control for industrial plants
• Large-scale optimization for high-level management strategies
Keywords: Industrial integrated energy system, Predictive control of production and energy system, Optimal unit commitment and economic dispatch of multi-energy sources, Industrial demand-side management, On-site generation and distributed energy sources
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