Although microgrids have been researched for over a decade and recognized for their multitude of benefits to improve power reliability, security, sustainability, and decrease power costs for the consumer, they have still not reached rapid commercial growth. The main aim of this research is to...

Developing a new distribution test system (DTS) for evaluation of customer interruptions costs (ECIC) is described in this paper. The test system is obtained from a well known standard test system (RBTS) containing different load types and sizes. Using Matlab software, accurate and approximate...

To detect and alleviate harmonic resonance in a power system have been a delicate issue. In this paper, the effect of load modeling on resonance behavior of power systems employing eigenvalue sensitivity analysis is investigated. The most influencing parameters to mitigate resonance modes are...

The unified power quality conditioner (UPQC) is installed in the distribution network in order to compensate for power quality problems on the load side and on the grid side at the same time. By connecting the solar system to this equipment, the possibility of providing energy from renewable...

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, utilizing measured wind speed and solar irradiation...

This paper deals with the problem of controlling energy generation systems including fuel cells (FCs) and interleaved boost power converters. The proposed nonlinear adaptive controller is designed using sliding mode control (SMC) technique based on the system nonlinear model. The latter accounts...

The microgrid concept has been closely investigated and implemented by numerous experts worldwide. The first part of this paper describes the principles of microgrid design, considering the operational concepts and requirements arising from participation in active network management. Over the...

The introduction of microgrids in distribution networks based on power electronics facilitates the use of renewable energy resources, distributed generation (DG) and storage systems while improving the quality of electric power and reducing losses thus increasing the performance and reliability...

This paper presents a microgrid stability controller (MSC) in order to provide existing distributed generation units (DGs) the additional functionality of working in islanding mode without changing their control strategies in grid-connected mode and to enhance the stability of the microgrid....

The development of distribution networks for participation in active network management (ANM) and smart grids is introduced using the microgrid concept. In recent years, this issue has been researched and implemented by many experts. The second part of this paper describes those developed...