Controls for microgrids with storage: Review, challenges, and research needs

R Zamora, AK Srivastava - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2010 - Elsevier
The interest on microgrid has increased significantly triggered by the increasing demand of
reliable, secure, efficient, clean, and sustainable electricity. More research and …

Microgrids: Energy management by strategic deployment of DERs—A comprehensive survey

AK Basu, SP Chowdhury, S Chowdhury… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2011 - Elsevier
Present paper reports the survey on existing research literatures in connection with various
energy management issues/benefits of a microgrid arising due to strategic deployment of its …

Power system stability

P Kundur - Power system stability and control, 2007 - api.taylorfrancis.com
As discussed in Chapter 7, power system stability was recognized as a problem as far back
as the 1920s, at which time the characteristic structure of systems consisted of remote power …

Optimal design of microgrids in autonomous and grid-connected modes using particle swarm optimization

MA Hassan, MA Abido - IEEE Transactions on power …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The dynamic nature of the distribution network challenges the stability and control
effectiveness of the microgrids in both grid-connected and autonomous modes. In this paper …

Reliability evaluation of active distribution systems including microgrids

Z Bie, P Zhang, G Li, B Hua… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper proposes a new method for reliability evaluation of active distribution systems
with multiple microgrids based on a Monte Carlo simulation. Multi-state models are …

Quantitative evaluation of DC microgrids availability: Effects of system architecture and converter topology design choices

A Kwasinski - IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a quantitative method to evaluate dc microgrids availability by
identifying and calculating minimum cut sets occurrence probability for different microgrid …

Stochastic capacity expansion planning of remote microgrids with wind farms and energy storage

E Hajipour, M Bozorg… - IEEE transactions on …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A majority of remote power systems are going to be supplied by diesel-renewable resources
such as wind and photovoltaic energy in the future. However, the unpredictable nature of …

Hybrid microgrid model based on solar photovoltaic battery fuel cell system for intermittent load applications

M Patterson, NF Macia… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Microgrids are a subset of the modern power structure using distributed generation to supply
power to communities rather than vast regions. The relatively smaller scale mitigates …

Power flow control in grid-connected microgrid operation using Particle Swarm Optimization under variable load conditions

W Al-Saedi, SW Lachowicz, D Habibi, O Bass - International Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper presents an optimal power flow controller for a utility connected microgrid based
on a real-time self-tuning method. The purpose is to control the flow of the active and …

Availability evaluation of micro-grids for resistant power supply during natural disasters

A Kwasinski, V Krishnamurthy, J Song… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper discusses how micro-grids availability during natural disasters and in their
aftermath can be assessed. The analysis focuses on two critical groups of components that …