Research Article

Optimization of Switching Control and Microgrid Energy Management System with Alternate Arm Converter Based on Bacterial Foraging Algorithm

Table 3

Modes of operation of energy management controller.

ModeAvailability of energy sources feeding loadSimulation time duration

1Both solar and wind connected0–0.4 seconds
2Solar0.4–0.8 seconds
3Wind0.8–1.2 seconds
4Battery1.2–1.6 seconds
5Grid1.6–2 seconds