Powering up microgrids: A comprehensive review of innovative and intelligent protection approaches for enhanced reliability
Microgrid protection schemes play a vital role in ensuring the reliability and efficiency of power distribution in urban and rural areas, especially as renewable distributed energy resources are increasingly integrated. This paper aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of existing microgrid protec...
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| author | Feras Alasali Saad M. Saad Abdelaziz Salah Saidi Awni Itradat William Holderbaum Naser El-Naily Fatima F. Elkuwafi |
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| description | Microgrid protection schemes play a vital role in ensuring the reliability and efficiency of power distribution in urban and rural areas, especially as renewable distributed energy resources are increasingly integrated. This paper aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of existing microgrid protection schemes, discussing their advantages and limitations and highlighting key challenges and opportunities for future research. As microgrid systems become increasingly common, the management of power flow in small-community networks equipped with intelligent electronic devices, non-linear loads, and multiple distributed generation sources becomes more complicated. In order to address these challenges, coordination of protective schemes is required to prevent overload and damage to equipment. Firstly, the study discusses microgrid definitions and functional categories, highlighting their benefits and drawbacks. An analysis of microgrid protection literature includes adaptive protection systems as intelligent methods to address coordination challenges. Secondly, this review classifies microgrid protection techniques as modified, new knowledge-based and conventional schemes and provides a systematic analysis of optimization approaches. The study also examines the essential problems associated with the coordination of protective relays within microgrids. Finally, examining the current state of microgrid protection to identify the key research directions and opportunities for future development in this rapidly advancing field. The findings of this comprehensive analysis highlight the importance of effective microgrid protection in ensuring a stable and sustainable energy future. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1915e0e238b743cc8b43319612e7ae9e2023-12-23T05:21:30ZengElsevierEnergy Reports2352-48472023-11-011018991924Powering up microgrids: A comprehensive review of innovative and intelligent protection approaches for enhanced reliabilityFeras Alasali0Saad M. Saad1Abdelaziz Salah Saidi2Awni Itradat3William Holderbaum4Naser El-Naily5Fatima F. Elkuwafi6Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The Hashemite University, P.O. Box 330127, Zarqa 13133, JordanCollege of Electrical and Electronics Technology-Benghazi, Benghazi, LibyaElectrical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, Abha 61421, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The Hashemite University, P.O. Box 330127, Zarqa 13133, JordanSchool of Biomedical Engineering, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6AY, UK; Corresponding author.College of Electrical and Electronics Technology-Benghazi, Benghazi, LibyaSchool of Graduate Studies, Benghazi University, 3332+MV4, Benghazi, LibyaMicrogrid protection schemes play a vital role in ensuring the reliability and efficiency of power distribution in urban and rural areas, especially as renewable distributed energy resources are increasingly integrated. This paper aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of existing microgrid protection schemes, discussing their advantages and limitations and highlighting key challenges and opportunities for future research. As microgrid systems become increasingly common, the management of power flow in small-community networks equipped with intelligent electronic devices, non-linear loads, and multiple distributed generation sources becomes more complicated. In order to address these challenges, coordination of protective schemes is required to prevent overload and damage to equipment. Firstly, the study discusses microgrid definitions and functional categories, highlighting their benefits and drawbacks. An analysis of microgrid protection literature includes adaptive protection systems as intelligent methods to address coordination challenges. Secondly, this review classifies microgrid protection techniques as modified, new knowledge-based and conventional schemes and provides a systematic analysis of optimization approaches. The study also examines the essential problems associated with the coordination of protective relays within microgrids. Finally, examining the current state of microgrid protection to identify the key research directions and opportunities for future development in this rapidly advancing field. The findings of this comprehensive analysis highlight the importance of effective microgrid protection in ensuring a stable and sustainable energy future.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235248472301209XMicrogridPower protectionOvercurrent relaysCoordinationRenewable energyIntelligent devices |
| spellingShingle | Feras Alasali Saad M. Saad Abdelaziz Salah Saidi Awni Itradat William Holderbaum Naser El-Naily Fatima F. Elkuwafi Powering up microgrids: A comprehensive review of innovative and intelligent protection approaches for enhanced reliability Energy Reports Microgrid Power protection Overcurrent relays Coordination Renewable energy Intelligent devices |
| title | Powering up microgrids: A comprehensive review of innovative and intelligent protection approaches for enhanced reliability |
| title_full | Powering up microgrids: A comprehensive review of innovative and intelligent protection approaches for enhanced reliability |
| title_fullStr | Powering up microgrids: A comprehensive review of innovative and intelligent protection approaches for enhanced reliability |
| title_full_unstemmed | Powering up microgrids: A comprehensive review of innovative and intelligent protection approaches for enhanced reliability |
| title_short | Powering up microgrids: A comprehensive review of innovative and intelligent protection approaches for enhanced reliability |
| title_sort | powering up microgrids a comprehensive review of innovative and intelligent protection approaches for enhanced reliability |
| topic | Microgrid Power protection Overcurrent relays Coordination Renewable energy Intelligent devices |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235248472301209X |
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