Microgrid Technical Environment

Should microgrids be implemented?

Another important consideration for the implementation of microgrids is the issue of social equity. Access to reliable and affordable energy is critical in many communities. Microgrids can solve this problem by providing a more localized and community-based approach to energy access.

What drives microgrid development?

Resilience, efficiency, sustainability, flexibility, security, and reliability are key drivers for microgrid developments. These factors motivate the need for integrated models and tools for microgrid planning, design, and operations at higher and higher levels of complexity.

How do microgrids support a flexible and efficient electric grid?

Microgrids support a flexible and efficient electric grid by adapting to integrating growing deployments of renewables such as solar farms and electric vehicles. In addition, using local sources of energy to serve local loads helps reduce energy losses in transmission and distribution, further increasing efficiency of the electric delivery system.

How can a microgrid improve sustainability?

Many locations also have renewable energy generation sources such as PV panels or wind turbines that provide variable power output. These can be good resources to add into a microgrid to improve the ability to sustain long outages, as they do not depend on fuel deliveries and they increase the overall sustainability of the system.

What is a microgrid control system?

Microgrid control systems: typically, microgrids are managed through a central controller that coordinates distributed energy resources, balances electrical loads, and is responsible for disconnection and reconnection of the microgrid to the main grid. Load: the amount of electricity consumed by customers.

What is a microgrid project?

The primary goal for microgrid projects is to increase the energy resilience and enhance the ability to serve an installation’s electrical loads during a contingency situation.