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Microgrid Service Restoration: The Role of Plugged-in Electric Vehicles

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: The development of the microgrid (MG) concept endows distribution networks with increased reliability and resilience and offers an adequate management and control solution for massive deployment of microgeneration and electric vehicles (EVs). Within an MG, local generation can be exploited to launch a local restoration procedure following a blackout. EVs are flexible resources that can also be actively included in the restoration procedure, thus contributing to the improvement of MG operating conditions. The feasibility of MG service restoration, including the active participation of EVs, is demonstrated in this article through extensive numerical simulation and experimentation in a laboratorial setup.

Source: IEEE Industrial Electronics Magazine

DOI: 10.1109/mie.2013.2272337

Authors: Clara Gouveia, Carlos Leal Moreira, Joao Abel Pecas Lopes, Diogo Varajao, Rui Esteves Araujo

Institutions: Universidade do Porto, Institute for Systems Engineering and Computers, INESC TEC

Language: English

Topic: Microgrid Control and Optimization

Subfield: Control and Systems Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Industry, innovation and infrastructure, Affordable and clean energy, Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: green

Funders: Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, European Regional Development Fund