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An overview of the operation architectures and energy management system for multiple microgrid clusters

Show Author's Information Yajuan Guan1,  Baoze Wei1,  Josep M. Guerrero1,  Juan C. Vasquez1,  Yonghao Gui2( )
Center for Research on Microgrids (CROM), AAU Energy, Aalborg University, 9220 Aalborg, Denmark
The Electrification and Energy Infrastructures Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, United States
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power electronics, Renewable energy resource, multi-microgrid cluster, control theory, optimization algorithms, information and communication technologies, big-data analysis
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The emerging novel energy infrastructures, such as energy communities, smart building-based microgrids, electric vehicles enabled mobile energy storage units raise the requirements for a more interconnective and interoperable energy system. It leads to a transition from simple and isolated microgrids to relatively large-scale and complex interconnected microgrid systems named multi-microgrid clusters. In order to efficiently, optimally, and flexibly control multi-microgrid clusters, cross-disciplinary technologies such as power electronics, control theory, optimization algorithms, information and communication technologies, cyber-physical, and big-data analysis are needed. This paper introduces an overview of the relevant aspects for multi-microgrids, including the outstanding features, architectures, typical applications, existing control mechanisms, as well as the challenges.


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An overview of the operation architectures and energy management system for multiple microgrid clusters

Show Author's information Yajuan Guan1, Baoze Wei1, Josep M. Guerrero1, Juan C. Vasquez1, Yonghao Gui2( )
Center for Research on Microgrids (CROM), AAU Energy, Aalborg University, 9220 Aalborg, Denmark
The Electrification and Energy Infrastructures Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, United States

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The emerging novel energy infrastructures, such as energy communities, smart building-based microgrids, electric vehicles enabled mobile energy storage units raise the requirements for a more interconnective and interoperable energy system. It leads to a transition from simple and isolated microgrids to relatively large-scale and complex interconnected microgrid systems named multi-microgrid clusters. In order to efficiently, optimally, and flexibly control multi-microgrid clusters, cross-disciplinary technologies such as power electronics, control theory, optimization algorithms, information and communication technologies, cyber-physical, and big-data analysis are needed. This paper introduces an overview of the relevant aspects for multi-microgrids, including the outstanding features, architectures, typical applications, existing control mechanisms, as well as the challenges.

Keywords: power electronics, Renewable energy resource, multi-microgrid cluster, control theory, optimization algorithms, information and communication technologies, big-data analysis

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Received: 29 June 2022
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