This paper tries to address the optimal operation of networked microgrid from the reliability perspective in a correlated atmosphere for the wind generators. The suggested approach performs based on unscented transformation in the form of a nonlinear projection and the heuristic method as the optimizer. The proposed structure is arranged as a complex constraint optimization problem with several targets seeing the varied objectives such as energy not supplied, system interruption frequency, system interruption duration and energy losses. Owing to the interrelated natural surroundings of multi‐microgrids, it is a necessity for the microgrids to let the each other access the operation info and with the central unit. In this situation, it is quite wise to provide a secured construction made of the blockchain for the assurance of the reliability and adequate security of data sharing in the microgrids. With the aim of validation of the proposed model, an IEEE standard system is considered and divided into four interrelated microgrids with one side connection to the main grid. The simulation results show the high capability of the proposed framework for enhancing the operation and reliability indices. Moreover, it is seen that almost 0.6% and 0.77% additional cost is imposed to the system in the deterministic framework in the first and second scenarios, respectively.

This research tries to assess the stochastic operation of the automated grids considering the reconfiguration strategy from social and economic points of view. To this end, a novel method based on the correlated approximation method, called unscented transform, is deployed to not only handle the independent uncertainty, but also model the correlated uncertainty. Different objective functions counting the power losses, total cost, the average system interruption frequency, and the average expected energy not supplied are modelled and analyzed to assess the economic and social aspects of the automation process. Considering the highly non‐linear nature of the problem, a heuristic search method with proper modification is proposed. The mixed integer non‐linear nature of the problem is well addressed and explained through the reconfiguration process. The suitable performance and reliable capability of the proposed stochastic framework are investigated on a standard IEEE test system.

This research work tries to investigate the provision of flexibility on both sides of production and demand security constraint unit commitment (SCUC) before the schedule is considered. To this end, a powerful heuristic technique based on modified firefly algorithm (FA) is devised to achieve the optimal solution. Moreover, fast‐starting gas units (FGUs) are considered as providers of lateral flexibility as a result of their quickness in starting work and high ramp capability. Considering the fact that the normal operation of units is subject to the supply of reliable gas through connected gas transmission lines, the uncertainty of gas supply in the suggested model is considered to imitate the effects of deviation in the volume of gas over pipelines. The application of the suggested model has been tested on IEEE‐118 bus.

A new approach for optimal demand response program (DRP) in the microgrid considering the high penetration of the solar energy and tidal units as significant and popular renewable sources in the system is proposed here. The proposed method makes use of a multi‐objective problem (MOP) to not only minimize the total operation cost of the scheduling problem but also mitigate the high risk of the interruption in power delivery due to the components failure rate and long repairing rates. Considering the high complexity and nonlinearity of the formulation, a novel heuristic method based on the firefly algorithm is introduced to solve the problem without any assumption or killing the accuracy. In addition, a dynamic three‐phase correction (DPC) formulation is proposed which can help to increase the global search characteristics of the method when boosting the convergence capability of the model. Due to the hard predictability nature of the solar irradiance, a deep learning model based on generative adversarial networks (GAN) is presented to predict the output power of the solar and tidal units properly. The high performance and feasibility of the proposed multi‐layer problem are assessed on an IEEE test system.