Micro grids are small scale energy networks, either on-grid or off-grid, which have their own energy generation and demand in a defined area. Micro grids offer the advantages of providing energy supply in off grid areas, developing service quality while identifying the faults immediately, optimizing energy resources while developing demand management, promoting more local resources and having a more reliable and dynamic power grid.
System components of micro grids are as follows:
Renewable Energy Systems
Energy Storage Systems
Measurement and Control Systems
Grid Connection Systems
Power Converter Systems
Battery Management Systems
Smart Lighting Systems
Electric Vehicle Charging Systems
Smart Home/Building Systems
SCADA/EMS/DMS
Energy Management Systems
Communication and Information Security Systems
Generators
Applicaiton Areas:
Military bases and stations
City grids and rural feeders (congestion and interruption management, renewable integration, provision of ancillary services, decreasing imbalance costs etc.)
Industrial zones (energy security and efficiency, improving power quality, demand management, energy trade, decreasing imbalance costs, etc.)
Hospitals and campuses
Agricultural and forestry areas
Places far from power grid / rural areas
