AC and DC technology in microgrids: A review

E Planas, J Andreu, JI Gárate, IM De Alegría… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2015 - Elsevier
Microgrids are a suitable, reliable and clean solution to integrate distributed generation into
the mains grid. Microgrids can present both AC and DC distribution lines. The type of …

Plug-in electric vehicles in electric distribution networks: A review of smart charging approaches

J García-Villalobos, I Zamora, JI San Martín… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2014 - Elsevier
Plug-in electric vehicles (PEV) are emerging as an efficient and sustainable alternative for
private and public road transportation. From the point of view of electric grids, PEVs are …

[HTML][HTML] A Virtual Synchronous Machine implementation for distributed control of power converters in SmartGrids

S D'Arco, JA Suul, OB Fosso - Electric Power Systems Research, 2015 - Elsevier
The ongoing evolution of the power system towards a “SmartGrid” implies a dominant role of
power electronic converters, but poses strict requirements on their control strategies to …

[HTML][HTML] Community energy meets smart grids: Reviewing goals, structure, and roles in Virtual Power Plants in Ireland, Belgium and the Netherlands

LFM van Summeren, AJ Wieczorek… - Energy Research & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Community-driven energy initiatives are seen as important drivers of the energy transition.
So far these initiatives focused mainly on energy generation and conservation. Recently …

A literature review of Microgrids: A functional layer based classification

F Martin-Martínez, A Sánchez-Miralles… - … and sustainable energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
Operation of distributed energy resources and resilience related problems are becoming of
most importance in the pursuit for a more sustainable electricity delivery. Microgrids (MGs) …

Microgrids in active network management—Part I: Hierarchical control, energy storage, virtual power plants, and market participation

O Palizban, K Kauhaniemi, JM Guerrero - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2014 - Elsevier
The microgrid concept has been closely investigated and implemented by numerous experts
worldwide. The first part of this paper describes the principles of microgrid design …

Peer-to-peer energy trading in micro/mini-grids for local energy communities: A review and case study of Nepal

A Shrestha, R Bishwokarma, A Chapagain… - IEEE …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) are being integrated into the power market by
customers rather than large scale energy suppliers, thereby slowly transforming the …

Hierarchical control structure in microgrids with distributed generation: Island and grid-connected mode

O Palizban, K Kauhaniemi - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
The hierarchical control structure of a microgrid can be described as having four levels
responsible for processing, sensing and adjusting, monitoring and supervising, and …

Multi-time scale energy management of multi-microgrid systems considering energy storage systems: A multi-objective two-stage optimization framework

A Jani, H Karimi, S Jadid - Journal of Energy Storage, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper proposes probabilistic energy management for the operation planning of multi-
microgrid (MMG) systems. The proposed model considers both day-ahead and real-time …

Industrial agents: emerging applications of software agents in industry

P Leitão, S Karnouskos - 2015 - books.google.com
Industrial Agents explains how multi-agent systems improve collaborative networks to offer
dynamic service changes, customization, improved quality and reliability, and flexible …