On Benefits and Challenges of Nested Microgrids
Paper in proceeding, 2019

Nesting of microgrids enhances supply reliability, operational efficiency. and ancillary service support by optimizing distributed energy resource utilization. The availability of local reserve capacity within the nested microgrids (NMGs) enhances the local black start capability and can provide extra ancillary services to the main grid. However, NMG requires complex controlĀ and multiple communication layers, which makes it more vulnerable to control instability and cyber-attacks. Coordination of multivendor MGs is another challenge. This paper reviews the structure of a NMG, its associated benefits, challenges, and measures to assess its potential for large-scale application.

communication layer

renewable energy

black-start

nested microgrids

reliability

frequency reserve

resiliency

Ancillary service

Author

Shoaib Salim Inamdar

Chalmers, Electrical Engineering, Electric Power Engineering

Rabindra Mohanty

Chalmers, Electrical Engineering, Electric Power Engineering

Peiyuan Chen

Chalmers, Electrical Engineering, Electric Power Engineering

Ritwik Majumder

ABB

Massimo Bongiorno

Chalmers, Electrical Engineering, Electric Power Engineering

Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference, APPEEC

21574839 (ISSN) 21574847 (eISSN)

8994363
978-1-7281-0813-1 (ISBN)

11th IEEE PES Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference
Macau, China,

Driving Forces

Sustainable development

Areas of Advance

Energy

Roots

Basic sciences

Subject Categories

Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering

Energy Systems

Other Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering

DOI

10.1109/APPEEC45492.2019.8994363

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