Aided decision making for hybrid energy systems planning in micro-grids

This paper presents a decision making methodology based on a cost-effectively analysis for the optimal planning of a hybrid energy system (HES), in micro-grids, using HOMER software tool. The proposed methodology consists in analyzing the HES impact that takes into account different types of renewable energy sources (wind, solar and hydro sources) aiming to determine the optimal solution corresponding to a minimum annualized capital cost of HES (ACHES) and a maximum injection degree from the renewable resources.