Engineering Microgrids Amid the Evolving Electrical Distribution System

Smriti Sharma (), John O’Donnell, Wencong Su, Richard Mueller, Line Roald, Khurram Rehman and Andrey Bernstein
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Smriti Sharma: DTE Electric, Detroit, MI 48226, USA
John O’Donnell: DTE Electric, Detroit, MI 48226, USA
Wencong Su: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Michigan-Dearborn, Dearborn, MI 48128, USA
Richard Mueller: DTE Electric, Detroit, MI 48226, USA
Line Roald: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
Khurram Rehman: DTE Electric, Detroit, MI 48226, USA
Andrey Bernstein: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO 80401, USA

Energies, 2024, vol. 17, issue 19, 1-34

Abstract: Non-wires alternatives and microgrid technologies are maturing and present great opportunities for electric utilities to increase the benefits they offer to their customers. They have the potential to decrease the cost of resolving traditional electrical system loading issues, contribute to carbon emissions reductions, and improve the electrical distribution system’s resilience to extreme weather events. The authors of this manuscript present a review of the research on microgrids and their practical applications. This is leveraged with the past work of the authors of this manuscript and other authors to develop specific objectives for microgrids, practical criteria for engineers to consider when deploying microgrids, stochastic methods to optimize microgrid designs, and black start requirements. This guidance is then used for the design of actual networked microgrids being deployed with adaptive boundaries.

Keywords: microgrid; adaptive networked microgrids; non-wires alternatives; distributed energy resource; sectionalizing; energy justice; stochastic methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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