Browsing by Subject "Microgrids (Smart power grids)"
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A distributed power sharing framework among households in microgrids: a repeated game approach
(2017-01-01)
Article
Open AccessIn microgrids, the integration of distributed energy resources (DERs) in the residential sector can improve power reliability, and potentially reduce power demands and carbon emissions. Improving the utilization of renewable ... -
Analysis of consensus-based islanded microgrids subject to unexpected electrical and communication partitions
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2018-01-01)
Article
Open AccessMicrogrids are power systems consisting of an electrical network composed by distributed loads and generation units that may include a communication network for improved operation. The considered microgrid in islanded mode ... -
Analysis of the effect of clock drifts on frequency regulation and power sharing in inverter-based islanded microgrids
(2018-02-12)
Article
Open AccessLocal hardware clocks in physically distributed computation devices hardly ever agree because clocks drift apart and the drift can be different for each device. This paper analyses the effect that local clock drifts have ... -
Centralized protection strategy for medium voltage DC microgrids
(2016-08-15)
Article
Open AccessThis paper presents a centralized protection strategy for medium voltage dc (MVDC) microgrids. The proposed strategy consists of a communication-assisted fault detection method with a centralized protection coordinator and ... -
Communication-aware consensus for frequency restoration in islanded microgrids
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2016)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyMicroGrids (MGs) include spatially distributed generation (DG) systems and loads that may require operating autonomously in islanded mode. The operation of islanded MGs can benefit from consensus theory and practice, ... -
Consensus for active power sharing and frequency restoration in islanded microgrids subject to drifting clocks
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2017)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyThe application of consensus theory in the control of islanded microgrids (MG) is gaining increased attention because it facilitates the development of distributed control solutions. In particular, its application to active ... -
Corrección de los efectos de las derivas de reloj en microrredes de alterna con inversores de potencia trifásicos
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2018-02)
Master thesis
Open AccessEn las microrredes que trabajan con inversores sus controles son operados generalmente por microcontroladores locales, los cuales tienen sus propios relojes que difieren entre cada uno en la medición del tiempo. Los ... -
Day-ahead trading of aggregated energy flexibility
(Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2018)
Conference report
Open AccessFlexibility of small loads, in particular from Electric Vehicles (EVs), has recently attracted a lot of interest due to their possibility of participating in the energy market and the new commercial potentials. Different ... -
Demand aggregator flexibility forecast: price incentives sensitivity assessment
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2015)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyThis work seeks to determine the potentials of a Demand Aggregator into the Demand Response scheme. The authors describe and validate the optimization technique used by the Aggregator to enable demand flexibility in domestic ... -
Design a suitable event detection strategy for secondary switched control with no communication for islanded microgrids
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2018-09-17)
Master thesis
Open AccessActualmente, las microrredes eléctricas han emergido como una eficiente solución para la integración de las energías renovables en las redes tradicionales. Diversos estudios han profundizado en el modelado , control y ... -
Experimental study of clock drift impact over droop-free distributed control for industrial microgrids
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2017)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyIt is well-know that in systems composed of several digital processors, clock signals of individual units differ from each other due to clock drifts. This paper investigates the effect of clock drifts from voltage source ... -
Impact of clock drifts on communication-free secondary control schemes for inverter-based islanded microgrids
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2017-11-13)
Article
Restricted access - publisher's policyIEEE In inverter-based microgrids, individual inverters operate usually with its own digital processor. The clocks used to generate the time signals of these processors differ from each other due to clock drifts. This paper ... -
Microgrid architecture evaluation for small and medium size industries
(De Gruyter, 2018-02-05)
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Microgrid clustering architectures
(2018-02-15)
Article
Restricted access - publisher's policyMicrogrids are considered one of the most promising solutions to integrate renewable distributed generation into the electric power system. During the last decade, the microgrid concept has been studied and developed and ... -
Mixed-integer-linear-programming-based energy management system for hybrid PV-wind-battery microgrids: Modeling, design, and experimental verification
(2017-04-01)
Article
Open AccessMicrogrids are energy systems that aggregate distributed energy resources, loads, and power electronics devices in a stable and balanced way. They rely on energy management systems to schedule optimally the distributed ... -
Modelling and simulation of a renewable energy-based microgrid
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2018-09-10)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessPower management analysis of a renewable energy-based electrical microgrid, from generation to storage systems. Model construction and simulation. -
Multi-layer active power and frequency control strategy for industrial microgrids
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2017)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyIndustrial microgrids require control strategies that guarantee high reliability and power quality. In this paper a multi-layer active power and frequency control strategy for industrial microgrids is presented. It is ... -
Optimization problem for meeting distribution system operator requests in local flexibility markets with distributed energy resources
(2018-01-15)
Article
Restricted access - publisher's policyThe increasing penetration of distributed energy resources in the distribution grid is producing an ever-heightening interest in the use of the flexibility on offer by said distributed resources as an enhancement for the ... -
Performance comparison of grid-faulty control schemes for inverter-based industrial microgrids
(2017-12-11)
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Secondary switched control with no communications for islanded microgrids
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2017-05-12)
Article
Open AccessFlexibility and reliability of AC microgrids are enhanced by reducing the dependence on communications in multi-layer hierarchical control. In this sense, this paper presents a secondary control with no communications for ...
