Microgrids (MGs) are seen today as the solution to the challenge of meeting the ever-
increasing demand of energy which is clean. A variety of challenges need to be overcome …

Demand response and distributed generation are key components of power systems.
Several challenges are raised at both technical and business model levels for integration of …

This paper presents an experimental real-time implementation of an incentive-based
demand response program with hardware demonstration of a home energy management …

With the advent of the smart grid era, the electrical grid is becoming a complex network in
which different technologies coexist to bring benefits to both customers and operators. This …

This paper presents an integrated hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) platform for testing the
operation and control of a real-world microgrid system prior to site commissioning. The …

The use of demand response programs and distributed renewable energy resources are
intensively discussed. These concepts play a key role in the distribution network, especially …

The fruitfulness of the microgrids' installation depend upon the design of effective control
system that can commendably handle various uncertainties such as renewable energy …

Advancement of renewable energy resources, development of smart grids, and the
effectiveness of demand response programs, can be considered as solutions to deal with …

Microgrids (MGs) represent surely the most challenging topic in electrical engineering,
promising the decreasing of carbonization, the totally integration of different renewable …

The increase of distributed generation in several countries has led to new legislation that
allows the owners to use the energy obtained from them in three possible ways: use the …