Adaptive preference-based multi-objective energy management in smart microgrids: a novel hierarchical optimization framework with dynamic weight allocation and advanced constraint handling

Alshammari, Nahar F., Alyami, Faraj H., Iqbal, Sheeraz, Shafiullah, Md and Al Dawsari, Saleh 2026. Adaptive preference-based multi-objective energy management in smart microgrids: a novel hierarchical optimization framework with dynamic weight allocation and advanced constraint handling. Sustainability 18 (7) , p. 3591. 10.3390/su18073591

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Abstract

The paper proposed an adaptive preference-based multi-objective optimization framework of intelligent energy management in smart microgrids that are dynamically adapted to operational priorities with regard to real-time grid conditions, stakeholder preferences, and environmental constraints. The suggested hierarchical algorithm combines an improved Non-dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm II (NSGA-II) with an advanced dynamic preference weight distribution system that can trade off between minimization of operational cost. Reduction of carbon emission, enhancement of voltage stability, enhancement of power quality and maximization of system reliability and adaptability to different operational conditions, such as renewable energy intermittency, demand response schemes and emergencies. The framework presents a new multi-layered preference-learning module that represents the intricate stakeholder priorities in terms of more sophisticated fuzzy logic-based decision matrices, neural network preference prediction, and adaptive reinforcement learning methods and transforms them into dynamic optimization weights with feedback mechanisms. Large-scale simulations on a modified IEEE 33-bus test system coupled with various renewable energy sources, energy storage facilities, electric vehicle charging points, and smart appliances demonstrate superior improvements in performance: 23.7% operational costs reduction, 31.2% carbon emissions reduction, 18.5% system reliability improvement, 15.3% voltage stability increase and 12.8% reduction of deviations in power quality. The proposed system has an adaptive nature with better performance in a variety of operating conditions such as peak demand times, renewable energy intermittency events, grid-connected and islanded operations, emergency load shedding situations, and cyber–physical security risks. The framework is shown to be highly effective under different conditions of uncertainty and variation in parameters and communication delay through intense sensitivity analysis and robustness testing, thus demonstrating its practical applicability in real-world applications of smart grids.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Engineering
Publisher:	MDPI
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	13 April 2026
Date of Acceptance:	30 March 2026
Last Modified:	13 Apr 2026 11:30
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/186334

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