Modeling of campus microgrid for off-grid application

The objectives of this study were to demonstrate the model of campus microgrid and illustrate the concept of peak shaving. SIMULINK SimPowerSystem tool is used to simulate the electrical circuit and control system of campus microgrid. The modeling of three major components, namely gas turbine generation, dynamic load and battery energy storage system were demonstrated in detail. The results have been revealed for Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), an example university campus in Malaysia. This simulation model will be useful to carry the study on different ancillary services such as peak shaving, financial energy arbitrage, and investigating the effects of integrating renewable sources to microgrid.