Definition
The concept of microgrid is evolving by leaps and bounds and assumes various forms depending on location and local requirements (Wouters 2015, 23). At the same time, the definition of microgrid is not based on a minimum or maximum size of a microgrid system but rather on function (Soshinskaya et al. 2014, 661).
A generic definition treats microgrid as a cluster of locally available or distributed generation (DG) resources, other renewable energy resources and local loads connected to the utility grid (Fu et al. 2013). More precisely, microgrids are “electricity distribution systems containing loads and distributed energy resources (such as distributed generators, storage devices, or controllable loads) that can be operated in a controlled, co-ordinated way either while connected to the main power network or while islanded,” as suggested by the work of the CIGRÉ C6.22 Working Group, Microgrid Evolution Roadmap (Marnay et al. 2015).
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Järventausta, P., Peltonen, L., Valta, J., Uski, S., Aalto, P. (2020). Microgrids: Impact on Development of Sustainable Electric Energy Systems. In: Leal Filho, W., Azul, A., Brandli, L., Özuyar, P., Wall, T. (eds) Affordable and Clean Energy. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71057-0_13-1
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