Title
Evaluating the Feasibility to Use Microgrids as a Resiliency Resource
Abstract
Regulated electricity utilities are required to provide safe and reliable service to their customers at a reasonable cost. To balance the objectives of reliable service and reasonable cost, utilities build and operate their systems to operate under typical historic conditions. As a result, when abnormal events such as major storms or disasters occur, it is not uncommon to have extensive interruptions in service to the enduse customers. Because it is not cost effective to make the existing electrical infrastructure 100% reliable, society has come to expect disruptions during abnormal events. However, with the increasing number of abnormal weather events, the public is becoming less tolerant of these disruptions. One possible solution is to deploy microgrids as part of a coordinated resiliency plan to minimize the interruption of power to essential loads. This paper evaluates the feasibility of using microgrids as a resiliency resource, including their possible benefits and the associated technical challenges. A use-case of an operational microgrid is included.
Year
DOI
Venue
2017
10.1109/TSG.2015.2494867
IEEE Trans. Smart Grid
Keywords
Field
DocType
Microgrids,Meteorology,Mathematical model,Load modeling,Reliability,Jacobian matrices,Hurricanes
Psychological resilience,Load modeling,Electricity,Risk analysis (engineering),Control engineering,Engineering,Operations management,Microgrid
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
PP
99
1949-3053
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
2
0.39
1
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Kevin Schneider16513.63
Francis Tuffner2113.02
Marcelo Elizondo3204.73
Chen-Ching Liu47912.39