An Overview of the Prospects and Challenges of Using Artificial Intelligence for Energy Management Systems in Microgrids

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2505.05498v2
• Date: Tue, 13 May 2025 06:44:22 GMT
• Title: An Overview of the Prospects and Challenges of Using Artificial Intelligence for Energy Management Systems in Microgrids
• Authors: Noor ul Misbah Khanum, Hayssam Dahrouj, Ramesh C. Bansal, Hissam Mouayad Tawfik,
• Abstract summary: This paper highlights the benefits of enabling AI-based methodologies in the energy management systems of microgrids.<n>It also points out several future research directions that promise to spearhead AI-driven energy management systems.
• Score: 2.3699122378458704
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Microgrids have emerged as a pivotal solution in the quest for a sustainable and energy-efficient future. While microgrids offer numerous advantages, they are also prone to issues related to reliably forecasting renewable energy demand and production, protecting against cyberattacks, controlling operational costs, optimizing power flow, and regulating the performance of energy management systems (EMS). Tackling these energy management challenges is essential to facilitate microgrid applications and seamlessly incorporate renewable energy resources. Artificial intelligence (AI) has recently demonstrated immense potential for optimizing energy management in microgrids, providing efficient and reliable solutions. This paper highlights the combined benefits of enabling AI-based methodologies in the energy management systems of microgrids by examining the applicability and efficiency of AI-based EMS in achieving specific technical and economic objectives. The paper also points out several future research directions that promise to spearhead AI-driven EMS, namely the development of self-healing microgrids, integration with blockchain technology, use of Internet of things (IoT), and addressing interpretability, data privacy, scalability, and the prospects to generative AI in the context of future AI-based EMS.

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