A Methodology for Assessing Islanding of Microgrids: Between Utility Dependence and Off-Grid Systems

This paper presents a novel methodology for assessing islanding microgrids from the economical and functional perspective, for various stakeholders. The paper proposes the triggers for competitive deployment of microgeneration, storage, microgrid islanding, the market conditions that apply, and dis...

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Main Authors: Antonio Colmenar-Santos, Carlos de Palacio, Lorenzo Alfredo Enríquez-García, África López-Rey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-05-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/8/5/4436