Microgrids and other local area power and energy systems

Microgrids and other Local Area Power and Energy Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 1-434

  Kwasinski, Alexis ^a   Weaver, Wayne ^b   Balog, Robert S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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