Methodology for Preliminary Design of Electrical Microgrids

Abstract

Many critical loads rely on simple backup generation to provide electricity in the event of a power outage. An Energy Surety Microgrid TM can protect against outages caused by single generator failures to improve reliability. An ESM will also provide a host of other benefits, including integration of renewable energy, fuel optimization, and maximizing the value of

Microgrids for Energy Resilience: A Guide to Conceptual Design and Lessons from Defense Projects

“…• Sandia National Laboratory methodology (Jensen et al 2015): System requirements and threats should be defined early in the process. • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers process for SPIDERS (ERDC CERL 2011): DoD procurement is unique and requires specific procurement-related considerations.…”

A Smart and Flexible Microgrid With a Low-Cost Scalable Open-Source Controller

“…MG electric system design: The design of MG is a broad topic covering: (1) the siting and sizing of MG assets, (2) the design of the control and communication system, and (3) the design of the protection strategy [7]. There are several existing software tools for conventional MG design, e.g., Hybrid Optimization of Multiple Energy Resources (HOMER) [8], Distributed Energy Resources Customer Adoption Model (DER-CAM) [9], MG Design Toolkit (MDT) [10], and Energy Surety MG [11]. However, none of them can be directly used to design flexible MG with dynamic boundary.…”

“…The Energy Surety MG software includes a design methodology with energy reliability and resiliency as top design priorities [11]. The method uses Monte-Carlo simulations to assess the reliability under equipment failures and attacks and has been applied in the design process of military base MGs.…”