Operation of microgrids with demand side bidding and continuity of supply for critical loads

European Transactions on Electrical Power

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 1238-1254

  Tsikalakis, Antonis G ^a   Hatziargyriou, Nikos D ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

demand side bidding; distributed generation; microgrids

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS OPERATIONS; CONTINUITY OF SUPPLY; CRITICAL LOAD; DEMAND SIDE BIDDING; DISTRIBUTED GENERATION; ECONOMIC IMPACTS; INTENTIONAL ISLANDING; LV NETWORKS; MARKET PRICE; MICRO GRID; MICROGRIDS; NETWORK FAULTS; POWER PRODUCTION; SEAMLESS TRANSITION; SEASONAL DEMANDS;

ENERGY MANAGEMENT; QUALITY OF SERVICE;

OPERATING COSTS;

EID: 79953245000     PISSN: 1430144X     EISSN: 15463109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etep.441     Document Type: Article

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