Microgrid protection challenges and mitigation approaches–A comprehensive review

MW Altaf, MT Arif, SN Islam, ME Haque - IEEE Access, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Microgrids gain popularity due to their economical and environmental benefits along with
low power losses and smaller infrastructure. However, it has several operational challenges …

[HTML][HTML] Powering up microgrids: A comprehensive review of innovative and intelligent protection approaches for enhanced reliability

F Alasali, SM Saad, AS Saidi, A Itradat, W Holderbaum… - Energy Reports, 2023 - Elsevier
Microgrid protection schemes play a vital role in ensuring the reliability and efficiency of
power distribution in urban and rural areas, especially as renewable distributed energy …

An overview of microgrid protection methods and the factors involved

SA Hosseini, HA Abyaneh, SHH Sadeghi… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
Microgrid is a distribution system composed of a set of micro-generators which are added to
a network. One serious challenge facing a microgrid network is designing a proper …

Comparative framework for AC-microgrid protection schemes: challenges, solutions, real applications, and future trends

AN Sheta, GM Abdulsalam… - … and Control of …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the rapid development of electrical power systems in recent years, microgrids (MGs)
have become increasingly prevalent. MGs improve network efficiency and reduce operating …

Fault detection and protection strategy for islanded inverter-based microgrids

SF Zarei, H Mokhtari, F Blaabjerg - IEEE Journal of Emerging …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article proposes a fault detection and protection strategy for islanded inverter-based
microgrids (IBMGs). Reliable and accurate protection is one of the main challenges in the …

A novel protection scheme for inverter-interfaced microgrid (IIM) operated in islanded mode

Z Chen, X Pei, M Yang, L Peng… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In an islanded inverter-interfaced microgrid (IIM), fault current is generally controlled at the
same level of the normal operation current due to the limited capacities of inverters …

Recent developments and challenges on AC microgrids fault detection and protection systems–a review

N Hussain, M Nasir, JC Vasquez, JM Guerrero - Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
The protection of AC microgrids (MGs) is an issue of paramount importance to ensure their
reliable and safe operation. Designing reliable protection mechanism, however, is not a …

Overcurrent protection of AC microgrids using mixed characteristic curves of relays

MN Alam - Computers & Electrical Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
Protection of AC microgrids with islanded and grid-connected modes of operation is a major
challenge as fault currents change drastically in the transition from one mode to the other. In …

Challenges, advances and future directions in protection of hybrid AC/DC microgrids

S Mirsaeidi, X Dong, S Shi… - IET Renewable Power …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Hybrid microgrids which consist of AC and DC subgrids interconnected by power electronic
interfaces have attracted much attention in recent years. They not only can integrate the …

Towards hybrid AC/DC microgrids: Critical analysis and classification of protection strategies

S Mirsaeidi, X Dong, DM Said - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
Hybrid AC/DC microgrids are arising as an interesting approach as they combine the
prominent features of AC and DC networks and do not require excessive modifications in the …