Microgrid and Smart Grid: Latest Advances and Prospects
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Science and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2024) | Viewed by 4655
Special Issue Editors
Interests: microgrids; renewable energy; power electronics; MATLAB simulation; power converters
Interests: wind power and power systems; power electronics; microgrids; HVDC
2. Faculty of Electric and Electronics Engineering, Holon Institute of Technology, Holon 5810201, Israel
Interests: energy conversion; power electronics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are inviting submissions to the Special Issue on “Microgrid and Smart Grid: Latest Advances and Prospects”.
Nowadays, the smart grid has been one of the key technologies used in solving energy and environmental problems. Microgrids are active components and the main control entities of smart grids. Their use is an important way to realize autonomous self-healing, interaction between supply and demand, and the marketability of distribution systems in the future. To regulate microgrids, which is a complex network system, the hierarchical control method is commonly used. The structure of hierarchical control can be divided into the bottom physical layer, the middle information layer, and the top service layer. It can also be divided into the primary control for the stability control of the local system, the secondary control for the frequency/voltage recovery, and the tertiary control for the power flow scheduling optimization after grid connection. Due to the existence of heterogeneous renewable energy sources, online optimization and real-time power balance control should be taken into account. Opportunity charging of electric vehicles (EVs) in a microgrid for power balancing, voltage/frequency controls, etc., can also be a good consideration. To smoothen power fluctuations, energy storage systems need optimal planning, designs, and controls of their centralized/distributed forms. Stable operation is very important for microgrids. Thus, small-signal and transient stability analysis of microgrids with a high penetration of grid-forming converter-based generations should be conducted. In addition, fault ride-through operations of power converters can enhance the reliability and resilience of microgrids. For interlinking microgrid clusters, high-power solid-state transformers are the control objectives.
In this Special Issue, regarding the topics of “Microgrids and Smart Grids”, submissions about cutting-edge theoretical and experimental studies, as well as recent advances detailed in comprehensive reviews, are welcome.
Dr. Yinghao Shan
Dr. Zilin Li
Prof. Dr. Adrian Ioinovici
Prof. Dr. Josep M. Guerrero
Dr. Jiefeng Hu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- microgrid
- smart grid
- hierarchical control
- droop control (grid-forming converter)
- model predictive control
- cyber-physical system
- artificial intelligence algorithms
- economic optimization
- heterogeneous renewable energy generations
- fault ride-through operations
- centralized/distributed energy storage systems
- opportunity charging of EVs
- solid-state transformers
- stability analysis
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