DC microgrids and distribution systems: An overview

Electric Power Systems Research

Volumn 119, Issue , 2015, Pages 407-417

  Elsayed, Ahmed T ^a   Mohamed, Ahmed A ^b   Mohammed, Osama A ^a  

^a The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^b CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

DC distribution; DC standards; Design; Protection; Smart grid; Stability

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; DESIGN; ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS;

AC/DC POWER SYSTEMS; CONVENTIONAL POWER; DC DISTRIBUTION; DC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; PROTECTION; SMART GRID; SYSTEM ARCHITECTURES;

SMART POWER GRIDS;

EID: 84910628730     PISSN: 03787796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsr.2014.10.017     Document Type: Review

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