Abstract:
As massive integration of distributed energy resources (DERs) and demand-side flexible energy resources are extensively applied, the structure, form, and operation mode of the urban community microgrid system (UCMS) will be fundamentally changed. The role of end-users in the UCMS will transform from traditional consumers into prosumers with energy production and consumption capabilities. The coordination and optimization of energy resources among prosumers can be achieved by introducing the peer-to-peer (P2P) energy trading mechanism, promoting the economic benefit, energy self-sufficiency, and renewable energy self-consumption of the UCMS. Therefore, this paper analyzed the existing research of P2P energy trading technology in the UCMS from the perspectives of trading mechanism, operation strategy, and modeling methods, hoping to provide some thinking and references for the market-oriented operation of UCMS in the future.