Microgrids have emerged as a prospective framework that integrates renewable energy
sources, energy storage systems, and loads. They can be addressed as a local distribution …

Technology advancement in the last few decades allows large penetration of renewable
energy resources in the distribution network (DN). The integration of such resources has …

With the rapid development of electrical power systems in recent years, microgrids (MGs)
have become increasingly prevalent. MGs improve network efficiency and reduce operating …

Microgrids (MGs) suffer from unpredictable faults on the feeders for various random reasons.
These faults could obstruct the stability of the MG operation and damage the components …

Protection schemes are essential in active distribution networks and microgrids' reliable,
efficient, and flexible operation. However, the protection of these networks presents …

Highlights•The MG along with its benefits also causes various problems and challenges due
to the DG interconnection.•Out of the reviewed papers the Adaptive protection is emerging …

In the past decade, there has been unprecedented growth in distributed generation (DG) to
cater to more load demand in the power grid. However, as the volume of these resources in …

The bidirectional power flow, voltage/frequency dynamics, and reduced fault current
observed in microgrids pose significant challenges to the protection of electrical systems …

This paper proposes an algorithm for detection and identification of the location of short
circuit faults in islanded AC microgrids (MGs) with meshed topology. Considering the low …

Integration of distributed generation systems and diversity of microgrid operations led to a
change in the structure of the power system. Due to this conversion, new challenges have …