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Decentralised and centralised energy: a property rights analysis
Tongsopit, Sopitsuda Jiab; Haddad, Brent M. - In: International Journal of Global Energy Issues 27 (2007) 3, pp. 323-338
frameworks – community choice aggregation and public power cooperatives/municipalities, which may help overcome such …
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A simulation and optimisation study: Towards a decentralised microgrid, using real world fluctuation data
Quiggin, Daniel; Cornell, Sarah; Tierney, Michael; … - In: Energy 41 (2012) 1, pp. 549-559
renewables. A microgrid system including a mix of renewable generation technologies, energy storage and demand response (DR … weather variables. This model allows the exploration of the effects of fluctuations in demand and supply, microgrid scale and …-renewables microgrid system can reduce demand fluctuations and improve energy balance. Peak demand hour fluctuations were reduced by up to …
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Application of a microgrid with renewables for a water treatment plant
Soshinskaya, Mariya; Crijns-Graus, Wina H.J.; van der … - In: Applied Energy 134 (2014) C, pp. 20-34
This research explores the techno-economic potential for a predominantly renewable electricity-based microgrid serving … an industrial-sized drink water plant in the Netherlands. Grid-connected and stand-alone microgrid scenarios were modeled … excess electricity is extremely important for the cost-effectiveness of a microgrid system. …
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Optimal distributed generation planning at a local level – A review of Serbian renewable energy development
Batas Bjelic, Ilija; Ciric, Rade M. - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 39 (2014) C, pp. 79-86
authority microgrid. …
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A survey on the contributions of power electronics to smart grid systems
Colak, Ilhami; Kabalci, Ersan; Fulli, Gianluca; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 47 (2015) C, pp. 562-579
The smart grid (SG) as a research area is advancing dealing with a wider range of topics such as power systems, energy generation and telecommunication. The conventional utility grid is used to operate in a passive mode absorbing energy from the substations and delivering it to the customers....
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Survey on microgrids: Unplanned islanding and related inverter control techniques
Llaria, Alvaro; Curea, Octavian; Jiménez, Jaime; … - In: Renewable Energy 36 (2011) 8, pp. 2052-2061
Nowadays, the importance of electrical generation based on renewable energies is increasing, due to its low emissions of greenhouse gases. At the same time, Distributed Generation and Microgrids (MG) are becoming an important research line because of their peculiar characteristics. MGs are...
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A powerful visualization technique for electricity supply and demand at industrial sites with combined heat and power and wind generation
Leif Hanrahan, Brian; Lightbody, Gordon; Staudt, Lawrence; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 31 (2014) C, pp. 860-869
The combination of wind generation and combined heat and power (CHP) on an industrial site brings significant design and operational challenges. The stochastic nature of wind power affects the flows of electricity imported and exported to and from the site. Economies of scale favor larger wind...
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A review of islanding detection methods for microgrid
Li, Canbing; Cao, Chi; Cao, Yijia; Kuang, Yonghong; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 35 (2014) C, pp. 211-220
future. Distributed generation technique is a primary way to utilize renewable energy. Microgrid integrated with different … kinds of distributed resources can improve energy efficiency and reduce the negative impact on power grid. Microgrid may … indispensable to realize optimal operation of microgrid. In this paper, performance indices and critical technique problems are …
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Optimal load distribution model of microgrid in the smart grid environment
Zhou, Kaile; Yang, Shanlin; Chen, Zhiqiang; Ding, Shuai - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 35 (2014) C, pp. 304-310
In the smart grid environment, the flexible and diverse distributed generation (DG) and microgrid (MG) are attracting …
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Hierarchical control structure in microgrids with distributed generation: Island and grid-connected mode
Palizban, Omid; Kauhaniemi, Kimmo - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 44 (2015) C, pp. 797-813
The hierarchical control structure of a microgrid can be described as having four levels responsible for processing …. The synchronization and power flow between the microgrid and the main network is then investigated. Finally, some research …
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