An embedded accelerated decentralized optimization algorithm with application to energy communities

Journal Article (2026)
Author(s)

Giulio Ferro (Università degli Studi di Genova)

Sergio Grammatico (TU Delft - Team Sergio Grammatico)

Luca Parodi (Università degli Studi di Genova)

Reza Rahimi Baghbadorani ( Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam)

Michela Robba (Università degli Studi di Genova)

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Team Sergio Grammatico
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conengprac.2026.106920 Final published version
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Publication Year
2026
Language
English
Research Group
Team Sergio Grammatico
Journal title
Control Engineering Practice
Volume number
172
Article number
106920
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Abstract

Renewable Energy Communities (RECs) enable local energy sharing, reduce grid dependency, and support the energy transition. This work proposes an embedded-oriented Energy Community Management framework that maximizes shared energy while minimizing individual costs, increasing economic benefits. The architecture uses bilevel programming, decoupled via a reformulation of the objective and subproblems with KKT conditions. Optimization employs a modified ADMM algorithm with Nesterov acceleration for faster convergence. Implemented on low-power microcontrollers (ODROID-N2L and H3+), the framework demonstrates real-time feasibility and highlights the potential of lightweight, decentralized REC management.

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