Coordination Mechanism for PV Battery Systems with Local Optimizing Energy Management

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

The paper presents a coordination method of distributed resources.

the topic is very interesting and the paper clearly written.

please, check the quality of the figures, some cannot be easily read.

the overall merit is high.

Author Response

Point 1: The paper presents a coordination method of distributed resources. the topic is very interesting and the paper clearly written. please, check the quality of the figures, some cannot be easily read. the overall merit is high.

Response 1: Thank you for your nice comment. The bad quality of the figures was due to the emf format. Especially when converting to a pdf, the result was not as intended. I fixed it by inserting all figures in a tiff format. Now, also the conversion to a pdf-file should not be a problem anymore. Concerning the English language and style, I made use of the English Editing Service of MDPI, which helped a lot.

Reviewer 2 Report

This manuscript provides an interesting discussion on decentralizing energy management for multiple microgrids with batteries. Please address the following comments:

The presentation needs significant improvement. Contribution should be elaborated explicitly in the introduction section. There should be "all for" sign after each constraints to indicate the applications of constraints. Language also needs polish. Finally, the quality of figures need to be improved. The authors may make a comparison between the proposed EMS methods and EPEC based method in the numerical study section. EPEC is an optimization model that formulates the interactions among multiple non-dominant players.

Author Response

Point 1: The presentation needs significant improvement. Contribution should be elaborated explicitly in the introduction section.

Response 1: I extended the introduction section significantly and elaborated motivation and contribution. As the state of the art section (section 2) puts the coordination mechanism into the context of recent research in very detail, I did not want to anticipate too much in the introduction section, but referred to section 2.

Point 2: There should be "all for" sign after each constraints to indicate the applications of constraints.

Response 2: Constraints (1), (10), (13), (18), (19), (20), (24) now have the desired quantifier. I hope I interpreted it right, that you meant the "for each" quantifier here?

Point 3: Language also needs polish.

Response 3: I made use of the English Editing Service of MDPI. It helped a lot.

Point 4: Finally, the quality of figures need to be improved.

Response 4: The figures were in the emf format. That resulted in conversion problems. They are now in a tiff format and should be fine, also when converting to a pdf.

Point 5: The authors may make a comparison between the proposed EMS methods and EPEC based method in the numerical study section. EPEC is an optimization model that formulates the interactions among multiple non-dominant players.

Response 5: Interesting point. In future investigations this could definitely be analyzed. Thank you for giving this hint.

Round 2

Reviewer 2 Report

Thanks for addressing my comments.