The rising concerns on the impacts of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and global
warming have forced the world to search for alternative clean and green energy resources …

Hurricanes and extreme weather events can cause widespread damage and disruption to
infrastructure services and consequently delay household and community recovery. A …

Large-scale power outages can affect the economy of the country and jeopardize the lives of
millions of people, so there is a need for a fast, reliable, and self-healing tool to reduce these …

Power outages cost American industries and businesses billions of dollars and jeopardize
the lives of hospital patients. The losses can be greatly reduced with a fast, reliable, and …

Restorative self-healing is one of the most important features of smart grids. The major
purpose of a restorative self-healing control strategy is to steer a power system to secure …

Blackstart capability is essential for power system restoration following a blackout. System
restoration planners determine the restoration sequences to provide cranking power from …

The increase in the price of fossil fuel due to its rarity and emissions means more integration
of renewable energy sources (RESs) is required to improve economic management of the …

The recovery of power system after a large area blackout is a critical task. To speed up the
recovery process in a power grid with multiple black‐start units, it would be beneficial to …

Abstract Generic Microgrid Controller (GMC) specifications, developed at the University of
California, Irvine (UCI) to support the standardization of microgrid controllers and guide IEEE …

Several parallel restored subsystems exist in the last stage of the build-up restoration
process of bulk power systems. The whole system restoration is completed when these …