Enterprise Microgrid Design and Installation Atlas

What is a microgrid design guide?

This guide is meant to assist communities – from residents to energy experts to decision makers – in developing a conceptual microgrid design that meets site-specific energy resilience goals.

What drives microgrid development?

Resilience, efficiency, sustainability, flexibility, security, and reliability are key drivers for microgrid developments. These factors motivate the need for integrated models and tools for microgrid planning, design, and operations at higher and higher levels of complexity.

What is microgrid management system?

microgrid management system is an integrated real-time power distribution management system unifying SCADA functions, energy resource controls, and load management, with a common user interface.

How can a microgrid controller be integrated with a distribution management system?

First, the microgrid controller can be integrated with the utility’s distribution management system (DMS) directly in the form of centralized management. Second, the microgrid controller can be integrated indirectly using decentralized management via a Distributed Energy Resources Management System (DERMS).

What is a microgrid conceptual design assessment?

As part of a microgrid conceptual design assessment, we ask communities to identify critical needs, critical operations, and critical functions they believe need to remain in operation for a range of events that could vary in severity and duration.

What is a microgrid controller & energy management system modeling?

Controller and energy management system modeling. Many microgrids receive power from sources both within the microgrid and outside the microgrid. The methods by which these microgrids are controlled vary widely and the visibility of behind-the-meter DER is often limited.