Unbalanced model and power-flow analysis of microgrids and active distribution systems

IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 2851-2858

  Kamh, Mohamed Zakaria ^a   Iravani, Reza ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Active distribution systems; distributed energy resources (DER); microgrids; single phase laterals; three phase power flow

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCE; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; MICROGRIDS; SINGLE-PHASE LATERALS; THREE-PHASE POWER FLOW;

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

ENERGY RESOURCES;

EID: 77957014941     PISSN: 08858977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPWRD.2010.2042825     Document Type: Article

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