Smart Grids

9	Contribution of Microgrids to the Development of the Smart Grid
Tine L. Vandoorn and Lieven Vandevelde

CONTENTS

9.1    Introduction

9.2    Microgrids

9.2.1    Benefits

9.2.2    Operating Modes

9.2.2.1    Grid-Connected Mode

9.2.2.2    Islanded Mode

9.2.2.3    Remote Islanded Mode

9.2.3    Smart Microgrids

9.3    Microgrids in the Smart Grid Paradigm

9.3.1    Similar Benefits and Aims

9.3.2    Microgrid Control

9.3.2.1    Smart Microgrid Control

9.3.2.2    Local Microgrid Control

9.4    Conclusion

Acknowledgments

References

9.1    INTRODUCTION

An approach to dealing with the large increase in decentralized unpredictable power sources, the aging grid infrastructure, and the increasing (peak) consumption of electric power, while mitigating ...