Optimized scheduling of port microgrids based on MOPSO-GRA algorithm

With the advancement of global ports’green and low-carbon transformation, port microgrids, as key carriers for integrating high-penetration renewable energy, face the challenge of balancing heterogeneous optimization objectives in practical operation. Existing optimal scheduling methods based on the traditional Multi-Objective Particle Swarm Optimization (MOPSO) algorithm often rely on empirically determined conversion coefficients when coordinating economic and energy-consumption objectives. This approach suffers from strong subjectivity and lacks sufficient criteria for screening the Pareto solution set, making it difficult to consistently obtain globally optimal scheduling schemes. To address these issues, this paper proposes a method that introduces Grey Relational Analysis (GRA) into the traditional MOPSO algorithm to evaluate the Pareto solution set and thereby derive the optimal scheduling scheme. First, considering the high penetration of renewable energy and the source-load characteristics of port microgrids, a multi-objective optimization scheduling model is established, aiming to minimize comprehensive operational costs and maximize the local consumption rate of wind and solar power. Second, within the MOPSO framework, GRA is introduced as a decision-making tool to objectively evaluate the Pareto-optimal solution set generated during iterations, thereby accurately selecting the scheduling scheme with the best overall performance. The effectiveness of the proposed algorithm is verified using typical daily measured data from the Chuanshan Port microgrid demonstration project at Ningbo-Zhoushan Port. The results show that, compared to the scheduling algorithm based on traditional MOPSO, the proposed method significantly improves the consumption of renewable energy while maintaining system economic efficiency, achieving a 5.82% increase in the local consumption rate of wind and solar power and an approximately 9% reduction in the system's comprehensive operational costs, providing a feasible technical pathway for the effective utilization of high-density new energy in ports.