Centralized Multifunctional Control of Integrated Electricity-Gas Network in District Energy System Considering Resilience

District energy systems (DESs) and integrated electricity-gas systems (IEGSs) are closely related. The performance of these systems in critical situations, such as faults and equipment outages, has not been adequately investigated. The operation of DESs may also be significantly affected by installing central generating systems for gas or electricity sectors. These central generating units may deal with outages and faults. In the literature, there is not a comprehensive model that considers renewables in IEGS, uncertainties of generating systems, a mutual connection between electricity and gas sub-grids, the ability to exchange power with the upstream grid, a centralized storage device for the electrical sector, and centralized power supply for the gas sector. All these points are considered and modeled in the proposed model. This article presents several multipurpose control strategies for DES that are designed and implemented on an IEGS. Electricity and thermal loads are used to model the DES energy needs. In the electricity subsystem, by using several local renewable energy sources (RESs) and a central battery, not only the electric loads are supplied, but also the DES can be connected to the upstream grid and trade the scheduled power in accordance with the electricity market contract in all normal and critical conditions. On the other hand, the gas subsystem is powered by a central fuel cell. Gas and electricity subsystems in the DES region are designed to assist each other during outages and events to increase resilience. All RESs, central batteries, and fuel cells are equipped with individual controllers to achieve the above-mentioned objectives. A centralized control framework is used to manage all these controllers under a variety of operating conditions. Numerical simulations in MATLAB software verify the model's ability to control DES and IEGS properly.