Variability, Scalability and Stability of Microgrids

S.M. Muyeen is an Associate Professor at Curtin University, Australia. His research interests include power system stability and control, electrical machine, FACTS, energy storage systems, renewable energy, HVDC systems, and smart grids. He has published over 200 articles in different journals and international conferences, and 6 books as an author or editor.Syed M. Islam is currently the Dean of School of Science Engineering and Information Technology at Federation University Australia. He was previously the John Curtin Distinguished Professor in Electrical Power Engineering and the founding Director of Centre for Smart Grid and Sustainable Power Systems at Curtin University, Australia. His research interests are in Wind Energy Conversion Systems, Condition Monitoring of Transformers, Grid Connection of Renewables, and Smart Power Systems.Frede Blaabjerg is a Professor in the Department of Energy Technology at Aalborg University, Denmark, head of the Center of Reliable Power Electronics (Corpe), and a highly renowned author. His research encompasses control, power electronics, energy savings, network quality, solar power and wind power. Prof. Blaabjerg is laureate of the Global Energy Prize, 2019.

• Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Microgrid control overviewChapter 3: Requirements analysis in transactive energy managementChapter 4: Transformation of microgrid to virtual power plantChapter 5: Operations of a clustered microgridChapter 6: Distributed energy network using nanogridChapter 7: Sizing of microgrid componentsChapter 8: Optimal sizing of energy storage systemChapter 9: Microgrid communications - protocols and standardsChapter 10: Voltage stability of microgridsChapter 11: Frequency stability and synthetic inertiaChapter 12: Microgrid protectionChapter 13: Black start and islanding operations of microgridChapter 14: Microgrid feasibility study and economicsChapter 15: Power electronics-microgrid interfacing