The critical role of microgrids in transition to a smarter grid: A technical review

2013 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo: Components, Systems, and Power Electronics - From Technology to Business and Public Policy, ITEC 2013

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages

  Ravichandran, Adhithya ^a   Malysz, Pawel ^a   Sirouspour, Shahin ^a   Emadi, Ali ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Energy Management; Energy Storage; Microgrid; Multi Microgrids; Network of Microgrids; Plug in Hybrid Electric Vehicle; Smart Grid

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICALLY VIABLE; ELECTRIC VEHICLES (EVS); ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES; MICRO GRID; MULTI MICRO-GRIDS; OPERATION AND CONTROL; PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE; SMART GRID;

ENERGY MANAGEMENT; ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; ENERGY STORAGE; EXHIBITIONS; POWER ELECTRONICS;

ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84883674568     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ITEC.2013.6573507     Document Type: Conference Paper

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