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International Journal of Applied Engineering and Technology ISSN: 2277-212X (Online) An Open Access, Online International Journal Available at /jet.htm 2015 Vol. 5 (2) April-June, pp. 85-95/Jafari and Siahi Research Article OPTIMAL ENERGY MANAGEMENT FOR RESIDENTIAL MICROGRID WITH THERMAL AND ELECTRICAL LOADS Seyyed Mojtaba Jafari1 and *Mehdi Siahi2 1Department of Electrical Engineering, Zahedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zahedan, Iran 2Department of Electrical Engineering, Islamic Azad University, Garmsar, Iran *Author for Correspondence ABSTRACT With developing microgrid in residential districts, significant energy consumption can be saved through optimal scheduling of household appliances, production and storage components. In this paper a novel energy management strategy is proposed for residential microgrid (RMG) to coordinate its thermal and electrical loads. To achieve this, an optimization problem is formulated and solved with objective function of minimizing total energy cost taking into account comfortable lifestyle in terms of desired hot water and indoor temperature. The simulation results demonstrate that the proposed model not only reduces total energy cost, but also ensures a convenient lifestyle for the consumer. Keywords : Residential Microgrids, Thermal and Electrical Load, Energy Management Strategy, Linear Programming Optimization INTRODUCTION Rapid rise in fossil fuel price along with environmental concerns are major incentives for implementing energy systems (i.e., microgrids) with higher efficiency in distribution level. The microgrid can be regarded as a controllable entity of loads and micro-sources which provides electrical and thermal needs of its residential district (e.g., household or commercial build