Microgrid Protection: An Overview of Protection Strategies in North American Microgrid Projects

J. Shiles; E. Wong; S. Rao; C. Sanden; M. A. Zamani; M. Davari; F. Katiraei

doi:10.1109/PESGM.2017.8274519

Microgrid Protection: An Overview of Protection Strategies in North American Microgrid Projects

J. Shiles
, E. Wong
, S. Rao
, C. Sanden
, M. A. Zamani
, M. Davari
, F. Katiraei

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Southern California Edison
Quanta Technology

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47 Scopus citations

Abstract

Microgrids have been proposed as an attractive solution to harness the benefits offered by distributed energy resources (DERs). However, despite their advantages, microgrids introduce new challenges to electric grids. In particular, they can impact conventional protection practices in distribution systems. This is mainly due to the presence of DERs, different microgrid operational modes, as well as various network configurations. This paper will provide an up-to-date overview and analysis of the protection schemes that have been designed and/or implemented in major North American microgrid projects. A brief overview of the microgrid protection issues and potential solutions are also presented in the paper to help designers with defining protection requirements for practical microgrids.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2017 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2017
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society
Pages	1-5
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9781538622124
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PESGM.2017.8274519
State	Published - Jan 29 2018
Event	2017 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2017 - Chicago, United States Duration: Jul 16 2017 → Jul 20 2017

Publication series

Name	IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting
Volume	2018-January
ISSN (Print)	1944-9925
ISSN (Electronic)	1944-9933

Conference

Conference	2017 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2017
Country/Territory	United States
City	Chicago
Period	07/16/17 → 07/20/17

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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Scopus Subject Areas

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

Keywords

Distributed energy resources
Fault
Grid-connected operation
Islanded operation
Microgrid protection

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Shiles, J., Wong, E., Rao, S., Sanden, C., Zamani, M. A., Davari, M., & Katiraei, F. (2018). Microgrid Protection: An Overview of Protection Strategies in North American Microgrid Projects. In 2017 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2017 (pp. 1-5). (IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting; Vol. 2018-January). IEEE Computer Society. https://doi.org/10.1109/PESGM.2017.8274519

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Shiles, J, Wong, E, Rao, S, Sanden, C, Zamani, MA, Davari, M & Katiraei, F 2018, Microgrid Protection: An Overview of Protection Strategies in North American Microgrid Projects. in 2017 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2017. IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, vol. 2018-January, IEEE Computer Society, pp. 1-5, 2017 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2017, Chicago, United States, 07/16/17. https://doi.org/10.1109/PESGM.2017.8274519

Microgrid Protection: An Overview of Protection Strategies in North American Microgrid Projects. / Shiles, J.; Wong, E.; Rao, S. et al.
2017 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2017. IEEE Computer Society, 2018. p. 1-5 (IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting; Vol. 2018-January).

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