Review of primary control strategies for islanded microgrids with power-electronic interfaces

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 19, Issue , 2013, Pages 613-628

  Vandoorn, T L ^a   De Kooning, J D M ^a   Meersman, B ^a   Vandevelde, L ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Islanded operation; Microgrids; Power electronic converters; Primary control

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SCHEMES; CONTROL STRATEGIES; CONVERTER INTERFACES; DG UNIT; DISTRIBUTED GENERATION UNITS; ISLANDED OPERATION; MICRO GRID; POWER ELECTRONIC CONVERTERS; PRIMARY CONTROL; STORAGE ELEMENTS;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

DISTRIBUTED POWER GENERATION;

EID: 84871805977     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2012.11.062     Document Type: Review

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