Intelligent Microgrids-based Solutions for Optimizing Power Distribution Systems

微电网是一个新近创造的术语，描述了由分布式发电（DG）资源集群组成的微型配电系统，包括风能和太阳能资源，为一组分布式负载服务。微电网促进DG源向高度局部区域提供可靠电力的能力激发了大量关于如何利用微电网概念的优势将传统电力系统转变为智能分散电力分配系统（称为智能电网）的研究。特别是，一个重要的问题是智能电网是否适合优化配电系统的管理和控制，减少其二氧化碳排放，提高其效率和可靠性，并确保其安全性。将现有配电系统成功转变为智能电网面临着与其创建、运营和管理相关的若干技术和经济挑战。其中包括可再生能源的无缝整合，以及其成本效益、可靠性和长期可持续性。

Microgrid is a recently-coined term that describes a micro power distribution system composed of clusters of distributed generation (DG) sources, including wind and solar sources, that serve a group of distributed loads. The ability of the microgrid to facilitate DG sources to supply a highly localized area with reliable electricity has motivated a significant amount of research on how to exploit the strengths of the microgrid concept to transform conventional power systems into intelligent decentralized electric power distribution systems, called smartgrids. In particular, a significant question is the suitability of smartgrids to optimize the management and control of the distribution system, reducing its CO2 emissions, improving its efficiency and reliability, and ensuring its security. The successful transformation of an existing power distribution system into a smartgrid faces several technical and economic challenges related to its creation, operation, and management. These include the seamless integration of the renewable sources, and its cost-effectiveness, reliability, and long-term sustainability.