A preliminary study on energy consumption scheduling in scenarios with distributed generation

Abstract

The multiplicity of sources of energy generation, along with the need to use renewable alternatives, increases investment in distributed generation. This is particularly true in Brazil due to its climatic and economic conditions. However, to take full advantage of this potential, it is necessary to develop optimized solutions that allow the setting of the best consumption strategies, given the conditions of energy generation. Therefore, this paper presents the initial results of a Bin-Packing based strategy for scheduling energy consumption, taking into account different generating sources. Initially, a proposal for modeling energy consumption and the potential for energy generation from photovoltaic and biomass sources is described. Then, through a case study, the preliminary results of the solution are discussed.