OPTIMAL PLANNING OF THE ENERGY PRODUCTION MIX IN SMART CITIES CONSIDERING THE UNCERTAINTIES OF THE RENEWABLE SOURCES

In smart grids and smart cities, the optimal size and location of plants for the production of renewable energy must consider the parameters of the site and the intermittent nature of the resource. The actual behavior of the power units and the load parameters are affected by uncertainties; especially, renewable sources are inherent random due to climatological uncertainty. Using a decision model for the definition of the optimal size and location of plants and using a probabilistic assessment of the parameters involved, the authors intend to formulate the problem according to a probabilistic approach.