What drives microgrid development?

Resilience, efficiency, sustainability, flexibility, security, and reliability are key drivers for microgrid developments. These factors motivate the need for integrated models and tools for microgrid planning, design, and operations at higher and higher levels of complexity.

What is a microgrid residential neighborhood?

Microgrid residential neighborhoods offer multiple benefits going beyond similar energy-efficient neighborhoods with renewable energy but homes operating on a stand-alone basis.

What is a microgrid design tool?

The MDT allows designers to model, analyze, and optimize the size and composition of new microgrids or modifications to existing systems. Technology management, cost, performance, reliability, and resilience metrics are all offered by the tool.

Is the residential microgrid model still in development?

The residential microgrid model is still in an early stage of development. The small amount of research on this topic, almost all of which is recent, directly reflects this preliminary status. Hirsch, Parag, and Guerrero ( 2018) provide an overview of the field.

What is a microgrid planning capability?

Planning capability that supports the ability to model and design new microgrid protection schemes that are more robust to changing conditions such as load types, inverter-based resources, and networked microgrids.

Are residential microgrids rethinking energy systems?

“Optimal Operation of Residential Microgrids in the HARBIN AREA.” IEEE Access 6: 30726–30736. doi:10.1109/access.2018.2833143. As the climate crisis grows, Americans are beginning to rethink residential energy systems. One clear need, given the slow pace at which utilities are transitioning away from fossil fuels, is to mo...