Advanced concepts for controlling energy surety microgrids [report]

David F. Menicucci, Juan Ortiz-Moyet
2011 unpublished
Today, researchers, engineers, and policy makers are seeking ways to meet the world's growing demand for energy while addressing critical issues such as energy security, reliability, and sustainability. Many believe that distributed generators operating within a microgrid have the potential to address most of these issues. Sandia National Laboratories has developed a concept called energy surety in which five of these "surety elements" are simultaneously considered: energy security,
more » ... sustainability, safety, and cost-effectiveness. The surety methodology leads to a new microgrid design that we call an energy surety microgrid (ESM). This paper discusses the unique control requirement needed to produce a microgrid system that has high levels of surety, describes the control system from the most fundamental level through a real-world example, and discusses our ideas and concepts for a complete system.
doi:10.2172/1022201 fatcat:d2oodzk7yrbj3hqsgr4srgczvy