Can microgrids provide a new paradigm for network operation? an evaluation of their technical, commercial and environmental benefits

Christine Schwaegerl; Liang Tao; Pierluigi Mancarella; Goran Strbac

doi:10.1049/cp.2009.1062

Can microgrids provide a new paradigm for network operation? an evaluation of their technical, commercial and environmental benefits

Christine Schwaegerl, Liang Tao, Pierluigi Mancarella, Goran Strbac

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This paper analyses the potential technical, commercial, and environmental outcomes from different operation strategies of microgeneration units in a Microgrid. Four optimisation options are proposed and discussed. A reasonable compromise of conflicting operational objectives can be achieved when a combined optimization procedure is performed to identify the most economic and environmentally friendly solution without breaching any technical constraint. Thus a coordinated Microgrid opera-tion can provide - apart from the possibility to increase reliability of supply and penetration of microgeneration - clear benefits compared to the case of uncontrolled distributed generation. Numerical results for a typical UK network exemplify the concepts discussed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	IET Conference Publications\|IET Conf Publ
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1049/cp.2009.1062
Publication status	Published - 2009
Event	20th International Conference and Exhibition on Electricity Distribution, CIRED 2009 - Prague Duration: 1 Jul 2009 → … http://www.cired.be/CIRED09/pdfs/CIRED2009_0856_Paper.pdf

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Schwaegerl, C, Tao, L, Mancarella, P & Strbac, G 2009, Can microgrids provide a new paradigm for network operation? an evaluation of their technical, commercial and environmental benefits. in IET Conference Publications|IET Conf Publ. 20th International Conference and Exhibition on Electricity Distribution, CIRED 2009, Prague, 1/07/09. https://doi.org/10.1049/cp.2009.1062

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