Protection of AC and DC distribution systems Embedding distributed energy resources: A comparative review and analysis

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 51, Issue , 2015, Pages 1578-1593

  Monadi, Mehdi ^a,b   Zamani, M Amin ^c   Candela, Jose Ignacio ^a   Luna, Alvaro ^a   Rodriguez, Pedro ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b SHAHID CHAMRAN UNIVERSITY OF AHVAZ   (Iran)

^c KINECTRICS INC   (Canada)

^d ABENGOA RESEARCH   (Spain)

Author keywords

AC distribution systems; DC distribution systems; Distributed generation; Power system protection; Renewable energy resources

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM PROTECTION; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

AC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM; CONVENTIONAL PROTECTION SCHEMES; DC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM; DC SYSTEM; DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES; DISTRIBUTED GENERATION UNITS; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; EMBEDDINGS; OPERATING PRINCIPLES; POWER SYSTEM PROTECTION;

DISTRIBUTED POWER GENERATION;

EID: 84938493406     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: 18790690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2015.07.013     Document Type: Review

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