This paper describes about an efficient control strategy applied to DC Microgrid based on various surveys conducted for this study. This DC microgrid is integrated with renewable energy sources. For any Microgrid structure, an efficient control…
The increasing penetration of behind-the-meter distributed energy resources opens up opportunities to improve distribution grids’ resilience and reliability. In this context, the paper studies islanded operation of radial low-voltage (LV)…
Utilities have been installing microgrids because of the increased resilience and reliability advantages they may provide to the distribution system. A microgrid controller is a critical component in microgrids. It is of great benefit to derisk the…
Resilience is defined as the ability of the power system to maintain a desirable level of performance against severe turbulence and restore over an appropriate period of time. Adverse weather conditions and natural disasters have always led to…
Driven by global environmental emission issues, energy access in remote communities, and tighter requirements for system resilience and reliability, electricity production is shifting from a centralized paradigm to a decentralized one. In this…
The resilience and reliability of modern power systems are threatened by increasingly severe weather events and cyber-physical security events. An effective restoration methodology is desired to optimally integrate emerging smart grid technologies…
Microgrids have been considered an essential component for improving the efficiency, resilience and reliability of the evolving electric power grid. Their modularity adds to the operational flexibility of the system in addition to provision for…
In recent years, Microgrids (MGs), a widely acceptable smaller-scale energy infrastructure, are proved to be valuable in their resilience and reliability specially during extreme disasters that cause blackouts and major grid instabilities and being…
Microgrid assets are built by utilities to improve the resilience and reliability of segments of the distribution system. Controllers with advanced capabilities will operate and control these microgrids with diverse energy technologies, which vary…
This paper presents the performance evaluation of a net load management (NLM) engine that balances load and generation in an isolated community to power a critical facility after a grid interruption event (e.g., the loss of a large generation unit).…
Microgrid (MG) is a small-scale, self-sufficient power system that accommodates various distributed energy resources (DERs), controllable loads, and future distribution systems. Networked microgrids (NMGs) are clusters of MGs, which are physically…
A microgrid is a small portion of a power distribution system with distributed generators along with energy storage devices and controllable loads which can give rise to a self-sufficient energy system. From the utility grid side, a microgrid is seen…
While power systems that can legitimately be called microgrids—locally controlled power systems that can function either as grid connected or as electrical islands—have existed since the dawn of the industry, their modern development has mostly…
Wind power generation is an attractive renewable energy technology that promotes the reduction of greenhouse gases. Nevertheless, the inherent alternating nature of wind power affects the stability of the grid as it results in frequency variations,…
An intelligent micro-grid management and application architecture are proposed with a mobile energy storage system. The main objective is to use the mobile energy storage system as flexible backup power for the power outage. With GPS positioning and…
In renewable microgrid systems, energy storage system (ESS) plays an important role, as an energy buffer, to stabilize the system by compensating the demand-generation mismatch. Battery energy storage system serves as a decisive and critical…
With the rapid development of the microgrid system, the natural properties of various distributed power sources are gradually shown. Due to the great influence of natural factors on fans and photovoltaic, the prediction of the current day is often…
In this paper, the DC microgrid hybrid power system including wind turbine, micro gas turbine generator and storage battery are established to study the protection and control of parallel grid point in the grid. A nonsingular terminal sliding mode…
During the last several decades, energy supply systems (electric/gas/heat) have been threatened by the increasing and destructive natural disasters. When disasters happen, the system infrastructure implementations of the energy supply system are…
Due to technological advancement and growth around the globe, the global energy demand is growing continuously. The natural resources of energy such as fossil fuels are getting depleted day by day along with a high growth rate of energy consumption…
This paper proposes an integrated model of power-to-ammonia (P2A) to exploit the inherent operational dispatchability of nitrogen-ammonia (N2-NH3) cycles for high-renewable multi-energy systems. In this model, the steady-state electrolytic process is…
Microgrids are a promising alternative to the traditional distribution systems due to their highly desirable features, such as, reliability, resiliency, and efficiency. This paper covers the design, simulation, and economic analysis of a…
Currently, researchers and practitioners are more careful about the usage of fossil energy sources due to its increasing adverse effect on energy security and global warming and trying to reduce fossil fuel consumption. Like some other developing…
Microgrids provide multiple benefits to end-use customers and electric utilities, including enhanced reliability and resilience, reduced operational costs, streamlined renewable generation integration, and improved energy efficiency. However, the…
In this paper, the short-term operational planning problem for a multiple energy carrier hybrid AC/DC microgrid is discussed. The hybrid microgrid consists of AC and DC parts, which are connected by means of inverters as well as natural gas network.…
Under the guidance of carbon neutralization and carbon peaking goals, the energy structure needs to be continuously adjusted and improved. Research about the advantages of the hydrogen storage system’s efficient and optimized operation in the…
Electrification of rural islands is still a major challenge for many countries due to the inadequate and inchoate distribution of fossil fuels in conventional grid system. Even if these problems are eliminated, the high electricity cost makes rural…
The resilient smart distribution system is intended to cope with low probability, high-risk extreme events, including extreme natural disasters. In this regard, the flexible partitioning distribution system into supply-sufficient microgrids can be…
The increase demand of power worldwide with high quality and sustainability, and the need of clean energy using renewable resources, had put a lot of challenges in modern power systems. Microgrid has the ability to overcome all these challenges with…
A microgrid scenario that consists of electric vehicle (EV) station, combined heat and power (CHP) co-generation, main power grid, and external natural gas station, as well as thermal energy storage water tank is considered in this paper. By jointly…
In order to solve the problem of the dependence on fossil fuel and integrate high penetrations of renewable energy, combined cooling, heat and power (CCHP) system with power-to-gas (P2G) technology is considered as a solution. The application of P2G…
This research proposes a smart microgrid installation and operation for an island by introducing ship's generators as a backup generator. On a small island, it is challenging to run big loads such as tower cranes and big motors, which are very…
Careful consideration of grid developments illustrates the fundamental changes in its structure which its developments have taken place gradually for a long time. One of the most important developments is the expansion of the communication…
Optimal scheduling of reconfigurable interconnected microgrids is a precious and critical task for the residential consumers especially with the integration of renewable energy sources, dispatchable units and energy storage systems. In this regard,…
Integration of distributed generation, including renewable power sources, is becoming increasingly commonplace at the distribution level to address issues like depleting fossil fuel reserves and greenhouse gas emissions. Moreover, a shift from fossil…
We propose a multi-case, multi-period AC model to coordinate the procurement of grid services from an aggregation of connected distributed energy resources and microgrids. The proposed model aggregates the capabilities of all resources in the system…
Continuous access to electricity has become a fundamental demand in the modern world. However, in many countries, the rural areas either have no access to electricity or have access through a weak distribution network with inadequate transmission and…
An islanded DC Microgrid comprises dispatchable and renewable generation units, battery energy storage systems, and loads. An islanded DC microgrid presents several operational challenges due to load and renewable generation fluctuations. Therefore,…
In this paper, we have investigated the impact of different plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) charger topologies on the fuel cost, network loss, and loss allocation of a gridconnected AC microgrid. The presence of distributed generation, both…
Power Quality is a crucial aspect of power systems as the technologies of electrical systems and loads became advanced and harder to control. The current and voltage signals efficiency is minimized due to harmonics and other factors. The use of…
Hybrid microgrid (HMG) is a small-scale power system consisting of distribution generations (DGs) and loads operating as one controllable unit with regards to grid. It gives advantages such as reliable power supply, lesser carbon emission,…
The discussers state that the authors of the original work [ibid., vol. 34, no. 3, pp. 2140-2151, May 2019] are to be commended for the significant contribution in the area of control of islanded microgrids. The work presents a novel supervisory…
The introduction of variability with the integration of renewable energy sources in the generation-side of the power network degrades the power quality of the supplied power. With the increased demand of renewable energy integration in the…
Recently, power networks are observing high-level integration of renewable energy, direct current (DC) loads, and energy storage devices. As a result of more power electronic-based components integration, the conventional alternating current (AC)…
Adequately, as far as the global system is concerned with the variation in the climatic condition, the frequency of disaster is rising, resulting in various damages to the power grid. To cope with the power network problems due to disasters such as…
Wind power generation is an attractive renewable energy technology that promotes the reduction of greenhouse gases. Nevertheless, the inherent alternating nature of wind power affects the stability of the grid as it results in frequency variations,…
An intelligent micro-grid management and application architecture are proposed with a mobile energy storage system. The main objective is to use the mobile energy storage system as flexible backup power for the power outage. With GPS positioning and…
This article assesses the energy management of reconfigurable residential smart hybrid AC/DC microgrids considering the combined heat and power (CHP) loads as well as the electric vehicles charging/discharging behaviors. A holistic model is developed…
With the rapid development of environmental technologies such as renewable energy, smart grid, and electric power transportation, future power generation and power supply will show new features. The design of energy consumption characteristics of…