Design of an Intelligent Electronic Device to control a private microgrid

The context of energy diversification of the electricity market has triggered that many users have decided to invest in their own micro-grid to meet their needs. Moreover, at present the concept of Smart Grid is driving that all entities involved in the electricity market tend to form an open network where everyone can interact with each other, including those who use renewable energy. This document explains how must be an Intelligent Electronic Device (IED) that allows the user to control their micro-grid, describing what must be the functionality and architecture of this system. Finally, we present an IED prototype based on combining a processor and a FPGA to control a micro-grid.