State of the art in research on microgrids: A review

S Parhizi, H Lotfi, A Khodaei, S Bahramirad - IEEE access, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The significant benefits associated with microgrids have led to vast efforts to expand their
penetration in electric power systems. Although their deployment is rapidly growing, there …

AC-microgrids versus DC-microgrids with distributed energy resources: A review

JJ Justo, F Mwasilu, J Lee, JW Jung - Renewable and sustainable energy …, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper presents the latest comprehensive literature review of AC and DC microgrid (MG)
systems in connection with distributed generation (DG) units using renewable energy …

Overview of control systems for the operation of DFIGs in wind energy applications

R Cardenas, R Peña, S Alepuz… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Doubly fed induction generators (DFIGs), often organized in wind parks, are the most
important generators used for variable-speed wind energy generation. This paper reviews …

A literature review on integration of distributed energy resources in the perspective of control, protection and stability of microgrid

P Basak, S Chowdhury, SH nee Dey… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2012 - Elsevier
The concept of integration of distributed energy resources for formation of microgrid will be
most significant in near future. The latest research and development in the field of microgrid …

Some aspects of stability in microgrids

R Majumder - IEEE Transactions on power systems, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper investigates some aspects of stability in microgrids. There are different types of
microgrid applications. The system structure and the control topology vary depending on the …

Implementing virtual inertia in DFIG-based wind power generation

MFM Arani, EF El-Saadany - IEEE Transactions on Power …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Although wind power as a renewable energy is assumed to be an advantageous source of
energy, its intermittent nature causes difficulties especially in the islanding mode of …

A new approach for optimal sizing of battery energy storage system for primary frequency control of islanded microgrid

MR Aghamohammadi, H Abdolahinia - International Journal of Electrical …, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper presents a method for determining optimal size of a battery energy storage
system (BESS) for primary frequency control of a Microgrid. A Microgrid is assumed to be …

Optimum microgrid design for enhancing reliability and supply-security

SA Arefifar, ARIM Yasser… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Microgrids are known as clusters of distributed energy resources serving a group of
distributed loads in grid-connected and isolated grid modes. Nowadays, the concept of …

Supply-adequacy-based optimal construction of microgrids in smart distribution systems

SA Arefifar, YARI Mohamed… - IEEE transactions on …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recently, the concept of microgrids (clusters of distributed generation, energy storage units,
and reactive power sources serving a cluster of distributed loads in grid-connected and …