Evolving the electric utility distribution substation into a microgrid

William H. Maxwell; Tomislav Bujanovic; Prasant K. Ghosh

doi:10.1109/SEGE.2017.8052791

Evolving the electric utility distribution substation into a microgrid

William H. Maxwell, Tomislav Bujanovic, Prasant K. Ghosh

Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

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1 Scopus citations

Abstract

There is a lot of conversation about microgrids and how they are the future. This seems to be a truth based upon the ever-increasing deployment of DER worldwide. And when the microgrids are described they are typically shown as a self-healing network with a topography that creates a loop of some kind. This might be a great design for new feeder installations, but it would probably mean a lot of additional construction for the existing infrastructure of substations and feeders. In this paper, we review the concept of a microgrid and examine how the existing operational feeders should be completed based upon actual load measurement data. This includes an investigation on how photovoltaic-specific resources would support the feeder for eventual transformation of the feeder into a sustainable microgrid. The simulations show how appropriate deployment of distributed energy resources (DER) will actually harden feeders and substations. However, it should be noticed that the current DER policies of many US States reduce the microgrid potentials to become fully exploited. The result of this paper offers additional directions how to deploy DER on existing infrastructure in a thoughtful and practical manner.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	2017 5th IEEE International Conference on Smart Energy Grid Engineering, SEGE 2017
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	148-154
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Electronic)	9781538617755
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/SEGE.2017.8052791
State	Published - Sep 27 2017
Event	5th IEEE International Conference on Smart Energy Grid Engineering, SEGE 2017 - Oshawa, Canada Duration: Aug 14 2017 → Aug 17 2017

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Name	2017 5th IEEE International Conference on Smart Energy Grid Engineering, SEGE 2017

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Other	5th IEEE International Conference on Smart Energy Grid Engineering, SEGE 2017
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Oshawa
Period	8/14/17 → 8/17/17

Keywords

DER
EPS
infrastructure
microgrid
substation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Artificial Intelligence
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Maxwell, W. H., Bujanovic, T., & Ghosh, P. K. (2017). Evolving the electric utility distribution substation into a microgrid. In 2017 5th IEEE International Conference on Smart Energy Grid Engineering, SEGE 2017 (pp. 148-154). Article 8052791 (2017 5th IEEE International Conference on Smart Energy Grid Engineering, SEGE 2017). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/SEGE.2017.8052791

Evolving the electric utility distribution substation into a microgrid. / Maxwell, William H.; Bujanovic, Tomislav ; Ghosh, Prasant K.
2017 5th IEEE International Conference on Smart Energy Grid Engineering, SEGE 2017. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2017. p. 148-154 8052791 (2017 5th IEEE International Conference on Smart Energy Grid Engineering, SEGE 2017).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Entry/Poem › Conference contribution

Maxwell, WH, Bujanovic, T & Ghosh, PK 2017, Evolving the electric utility distribution substation into a microgrid. in 2017 5th IEEE International Conference on Smart Energy Grid Engineering, SEGE 2017., 8052791, 2017 5th IEEE International Conference on Smart Energy Grid Engineering, SEGE 2017, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 148-154, 5th IEEE International Conference on Smart Energy Grid Engineering, SEGE 2017, Oshawa, Canada, 8/14/17. https://doi.org/10.1109/SEGE.2017.8052791

Maxwell WH, Bujanovic T , Ghosh PK. Evolving the electric utility distribution substation into a microgrid. In 2017 5th IEEE International Conference on Smart Energy Grid Engineering, SEGE 2017. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2017. p. 148-154. 8052791. (2017 5th IEEE International Conference on Smart Energy Grid Engineering, SEGE 2017). doi: 10.1109/SEGE.2017.8052791

Maxwell, William H. ; Bujanovic, Tomislav ; Ghosh, Prasant K. / Evolving the electric utility distribution substation into a microgrid. 2017 5th IEEE International Conference on Smart Energy Grid Engineering, SEGE 2017. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2017. pp. 148-154 (2017 5th IEEE International Conference on Smart Energy Grid Engineering, SEGE 2017).

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