(Wiley - IEEE) 1st Edition
by Nikos Hatziargyriou (Editor)
Microgrids are the most innovative area in the electric power industry today. Future microgrids could exist as energy-balanced cells within existing power distribution grids or stand-alone power networks within small communities.
A definitive presentation on all aspects of
microgrids, this text examines the operation of microgrids – their
control concepts and advanced architectures including multi-microgrids.
It takes a logical approach to overview the purpose and the technical
aspects of microgrids, discussing the social, economic and environmental
benefits to power system operation. The book also presents microgrid
design and control issues, including protection and explaining how to
implement centralized and decentralized control strategies.
Key features:
- original, state-of-the-art research material written by internationally respected contributors
- unique case studies demonstrating success stories from real-world pilot sites from Europe, the Americas, Japan and China
- examines market and regulatory settings for microgrids, and provides evaluation results under standard test conditions
- a
look to the future – technical solutions to maximize the value of
distributed energy along with the principles and criteria for developing
commercial and regulatory frameworks for microgrids
Offering
broad yet balanced coverage, this volume is an entry point to this very
topical area of power delivery for electric power engineers familiar
with medium and low voltage distribution systems, utility operators in
microgrids, power systems researchers and academics. It is also a useful
reference for system planners and operators, manufacturers and network
operators, government regulators, and postgraduate power systems
students.