Making Microgrids Work

Benjamin Kroposki; Robert Lasseter; Toshifumi Ise; Satoshi Morozumi; Stavros Papathanassiou; Nikos Hatziargyriou

doi:10.1109/MPE.2008.918718

Making Microgrids Work

Benjamin Kroposki, Robert Lasseter, Toshifumi Ise, Satoshi Morozumi, Stavros Papathanassiou, Nikos Hatziargyriou

Power Systems Engineering

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Distributed energy resources (DER), such as distributed generation (DG) and distributed storage (DS), which are sources of energy located near local loads, should be properly operated in the electrical distribution system to make it able to offer several advantages, including improved reliability. Microgrids, systems that have at least one distributed energy resources and associated loads, can be made to work properly by opening an upstream switch and making distributed energy resource (DER) able to carry the load on islanded section. This involves maintenance of suitable voltage and frequency levels for all islanded loads. Power flow analysis of island scenarios should be carried out for ensuring that proper voltage regulation is maintained and to prove that the DER can handle inrush during 'starting' of the island. Microgrids can also benefit local utilities by offering dispatchable load to be used during peak power conditions.

Original language	American English
Article number	4505826
Pages (from-to)	40-53
Number of pages	14
Journal	IEEE Power and Energy Magazine
Volume	6
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/MPE.2008.918718 https://doi.org/10.1109/MPE.2008.918718
State	Published - 2008

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NREL/JA-581-43466

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distributed energy resources
distributed generation
microgrid technologies

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