Maximum loadability consideration in droop-controlled islanded microgrids optimal power flow

Electric Power Systems Research

Volumn 106, Issue , 2014, Pages 168-179

  Abdelaziz, Morad M A ^a   El Saadany, E F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Distributed generation; Droop control; Islanded microgrid; Maximum loadability; Optimal power flow

Indexed keywords

DROOP-CONTROL; ISLANDED MICROGRID; MAXIMUM LOADABILITY; NUMERICAL SIMULATION STUDIES; OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS; OPERATIONAL PLANNING; OPTIMAL POWER FLOW PROBLEM; OPTIMAL POWER FLOWS;

DISTRIBUTED POWER GENERATION; ELECTRIC LOAD FLOW;

ACOUSTIC GENERATORS;

EID: 84884580309     PISSN: 03787796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsr.2013.08.020     Document Type: Article

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