Microgrid Detailed Design Case

What is a microgrid use case?

In this project, two microgrid use cases were explored. The first – intended for utilization by the city’s emergency management office – provided resilient and low-cost energy to a large emergency shelter, a grocery store, bank, pharmacy, and maintenance facility for machines which repair dikes and levees throughout New Orleans.

What is a microgrid design analysis?

For a design analysis, it is useful to conduct system modeling to match microgrid loads with generation on an hourly, 15-minute, or 1-minute basis. This type of modeling can provide a detailed look into how a microgrid can supply loads from different generation sources at each time step throughout the course of a year.

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.

Do microgrids need protection modeling?

Protection modeling. As designs for microgrids consider higher penetration of renewable and inverter-based energy sources, the need to consider the design of protection systems within MDPT becomes pronounced.

What is a microgrid project?

The primary goal for microgrid projects is to increase the energy resilience and enhance the ability to serve an installation’s electrical loads during a contingency situation.

What can we learn from grid-connected microgrids case studies?

One of the biggest lessons learned from conducting grid-connected microgrids case studies was the process of transitioning research tools to case study can be inefficient and prone to error, especially by modelers not trained in the intricacies of co-optimization and microgrid design.