• DocumentCode
    3413722
  • Title

    Real-World MicroGrids-An Overview

  • Author

    Barnes, Mike ; Kondoh, Junji ; Asano, Hiroshi ; Oyarzabal, Jose ; Ventakaramanan, Giri ; Lasseter, Robert ; Hatziargyriou, Nikos ; Green, Tim

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Manchester, Manchester
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    16-18 April 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    8
  • Abstract
    Microgrids are networks of small, distributed electrical power generators operated as a collective unit - a system of energy systems. The range of hardware and control options for Microgrid operation are reviewed. The paper summarizes and highlights the operating principles and key conclusions of research and field trials to-date. An overview is given on demonstration projects for Microgrids which have been, and are being, constructed.
  • Keywords
    cogeneration; power system analysis computing; Microgrid operation; distributed electrical power generator; energy systems; Computer networks; Distributed computing; Hardware; Industrial electronics; Load flow; Power engineering and energy; Power engineering computing; Power generation; Power quality; Voltage control; Microgrids; distributed generation; energy storage; micro-generation; power quality; renewables;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    System of Systems Engineering, 2007. SoSE '07. IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Antonio, TX
  • Print_ISBN
    1-4244-1159-9
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1-4244-1160-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/SYSOSE.2007.4304255
  • Filename
    4304255