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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| author | Antonio Colmenar-Santos Carlos de Palacio Lorenzo Alfredo Enríquez-García África López-Rey |
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| description | 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 discusses the future tendencies and the policy recommendations to foster microgrid benefits. The validation of the proposed scheme is based on real market cases, where the triggers for autogeneration and islanding microgrids are present. Additionally, the new concept of grid independence cycle is presented and analyzed. The policy implications of a situation where grid consumption reduction leads to higher energy prices are presented and discussed. The paper concludes with a summary of prioritized technical and regulatory recommendations, proposed as a result of the assessment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c217a4421c584837ade94a7d56c364632022-12-22T02:10:11ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732015-05-01854436445410.3390/en8054436en8054436A Methodology for Assessing Islanding of Microgrids: Between Utility Dependence and Off-Grid SystemsAntonio Colmenar-Santos0Carlos de Palacio1Lorenzo Alfredo Enríquez-García2África López-Rey3Industrial Engineering Higher Technical School, Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED), Juan del Rosal St., 12, Madrid 28040, SpainPower Systems Division, Asea Brown Boveri (ABB), San Romualdo 13, Madrid 28035, SpainIndustrial Engineering Higher Technical School, Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED), Juan del Rosal St., 12, Madrid 28040, SpainIndustrial Engineering Higher Technical School, Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED), Juan del Rosal St., 12, Madrid 28040, SpainThis 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 discusses the future tendencies and the policy recommendations to foster microgrid benefits. The validation of the proposed scheme is based on real market cases, where the triggers for autogeneration and islanding microgrids are present. Additionally, the new concept of grid independence cycle is presented and analyzed. The policy implications of a situation where grid consumption reduction leads to higher energy prices are presented and discussed. The paper concludes with a summary of prioritized technical and regulatory recommendations, proposed as a result of the assessment.http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/8/5/4436smart gridsmicrogridnetwork planningpower distributiongrid independence |
| spellingShingle | Antonio Colmenar-Santos Carlos de Palacio Lorenzo Alfredo Enríquez-García África López-Rey A Methodology for Assessing Islanding of Microgrids: Between Utility Dependence and Off-Grid Systems Energies smart grids microgrid network planning power distribution grid independence |
| title | A Methodology for Assessing Islanding of Microgrids: Between Utility Dependence and Off-Grid Systems |
| title_full | A Methodology for Assessing Islanding of Microgrids: Between Utility Dependence and Off-Grid Systems |
| title_fullStr | A Methodology for Assessing Islanding of Microgrids: Between Utility Dependence and Off-Grid Systems |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Methodology for Assessing Islanding of Microgrids: Between Utility Dependence and Off-Grid Systems |
| title_short | A Methodology for Assessing Islanding of Microgrids: Between Utility Dependence and Off-Grid Systems |
| title_sort | methodology for assessing islanding of microgrids between utility dependence and off grid systems |
| topic | smart grids microgrid network planning power distribution grid independence |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/8/5/4436 |
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