
Control of Standalone Microgrid
- 1st Edition - July 8, 2021
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editors: Anuradha Tomar, Prerna Gaur, Ritu Kandari, Neeraj Gupta
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 3 0 2 2 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 3 4 3 1 - 0
Control of Standalone Microgrid looks at a practical and systematic elaboration of the architecture, design and control of standalone microgrids. It is oriented towards more adva… Read more

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Request a sales quoteControl of Standalone Microgrid looks at a practical and systematic elaboration of the architecture, design and control of standalone microgrids. It is oriented towards more advanced readers who want to enhance their knowledge in the fields of power engineering, sustainable energy, microgrids and their control.
With an enriched collection of topics pertaining to the architecture and control of standalone microgrids, this book presents recent research that will bring advancements in the current power system scenario, discussing operational and technical issues due to high penetration of distributed generation units.
Including executable plans for standalone microgrid systems this book enables researchers and energy executives to understand the future of energy delivery systems as well as global case studies and models to apply control techniques for standalone microgrids and protection schemes which provide a deeper level of understanding.
- Includes significant case studies and global case studies of control techniques and protection schemes
- Provides a working guideline in the design, analysis and development of Standalone microgrid and its applications
- Features detailed description of the types and components of standalone microgrids, modeling and simulation and performance analysis
Researchers, professionals working in the field of Renewable Energy Sources, Power Systems, Microgrids and their control. Energy engineers, renewable energy experts, R&D organizations and industry professionals engaged in research in the field of Renewable Energy and Standalone Microgrids
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Editors’ biography
- Section A: Introduction of standalone microgrids
- Chapter 1: Integration of distributed energy resources in power systems: Issues, challenges, technology options, and the need for resilience
- Abstract
- 1.1: Introduction
- 1.2: DERs: Technology options
- 1.3: DER integration in existing power systems: Impact and challenges
- 1.4: Need for increasing the resilience of the grid
- 1.5: Recommendations: The path forward in the development of DERs
- 1.6: Conclusion
- 1.7: Summary
- Glossary
- Chapter 2: Operational and environmental aspects of standalone microgrids
- Abstract
- 2.1: Introduction
- 2.2: Overview of technical challenges
- 2.3: Available technologies and their environmental concerns
- 2.4: Operational aspects of distribution systems
- 2.5: Control objectives
- 2.6: Environmentally friendly power system incorporating microgrids
- 2.7: Alleviation of environmental problems by using DG-powered standalone systems
- 2.8: Threat response of standalone grids
- 2.9: Proposals for improvement in resilience of stand-alone grids
- 2.10: Results and discussions
- 2.11: Conclusion
- 2.12: Summary
- Glossary
- Section B: Architecture of standalone microgrids
- Chapter 3: Operation of unbalanced three-phase islanded microgrids
- Abstract
- 3.1: Introduction
- 3.2: Modeling and characterization of microgrids
- 3.3: Case studies
- 3.4: Conclusion
- Chapter 4: A robust DC microgrid for residential buildings
- Abstract
- 4.1: Introduction
- 4.2: Literature survey
- 4.3: System description
- 4.4: Modeling of the DC microgrid components
- 4.5: Renewable energy sources converter control topologies
- 4.6: Power control strategy
- 4.7: Simulation results, discussions, and analysis
- 4.8: Conclusions
- 4.9: Summary
- Chapter 5: Scope of architecture improvement for standalone microgrids
- Abstract
- 5.1: Introduction
- 5.2: Definition of a microgrid
- 5.3: Types of microgrid
- 5.4: Microgrid architecture
- 5.5: Current microgrid standards
- 5.6: Three principle classes of microgrids: Remote, associated, and networked
- 5.7: New innovative kinds of microgrid
- 5.8: Case studies: Microgrids around the globe
- 5.9: Future scope of microgrids
- 5.10: Conclusion
- Section C: Control of standalone microgrids
- Chapter 6: Hierarchical control-I
- Abstract
- 6.1: Introduction
- 6.2: Hierarchical control
- 6.3: Advantages and disadvantages and its applications
- 6.4: Hierarchical control for standalone microgrids
- 6.5: Conclusion
- Chapter 7: Hierarchical control of islanded microgrid with dynamic load power sharing: Case studies
- Abstract
- 7.1: Introduction
- 7.2: The proposed topology
- 7.3: Design and parameter selection of energy storage elements
- 7.4: Control of VDC, IBAT, and IUC
- 7.5: Classification of VSC control
- 7.6: Results and discussion
- 7.7: Conclusion
- Chapter 8: Coordination control of a standalone microgrid
- Abstract
- 8.1: Introduction
- 8.2: Distributed energy resources
- 8.3: Concept of the microgrid
- 8.4: Case study: Coordination control strategy
- 8.5: Conclusions
- Chapter 9: SM- and FL-based MRALFC schemes for solar-wind-based microgrid
- Abstract
- Acknowledgment
- 9.1: Introduction
- 9.2: Solar photovoltaic (SPV) system
- 9.3: WECS
- 9.4: Solar-wind-based μG system
- 9.5: Results and discussion
- 9.6: Conclusion
- Glossary
- Chapter 10: Adaptive control-based droop current regulator for a DC microgrid system
- Abstract
- 10.1: Introduction
- 10.2: Adaptive control
- 10.3: Case study for a DC microgrid
- 10.4: Methodology for adaptive droop control
- 10.5: Results and discussions
- 10.6: Conclusions
- Chapter 11: Effective control architecture for a microgrid hybrid energy system
- Abstract
- 11.1: Literature review
- 11.2: Hybrid energy system description
- 11.3: Proposed advanced control architectures
- 11.4: Results and discussion
- 11.5: Conclusion
- Chapter 12: Minimum order disturbance observer-aided integral sliding mode controller for frequency regulation of hybrid power system
- Abstract
- 12.1: Introduction
- 12.2: Modeling of HPS
- 12.3: Controller design
- 12.4: Results and discussion
- 12.5: Robustness study
- 12.6: Conclusion
- Appendix
- Chapter 13: Optimal scheduling of a microgrid using AI techniques
- Abstract
- 13.1: Introduction
- 13.2: Literature review
- 13.3: Distributive generators and EVs modeling
- 13.4: Optimization model
- 13.5: Methodology
- 13.6: Results and discussions
- 13.7: Conclusions
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: July 8, 2021
- Imprint: Academic Press
- No. of pages: 362
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128230220
- eBook ISBN: 9780128234310
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