PSERC
Seminar, June 7, 2005 (©2005 Paolo Piagi)
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PSERC
CERTS-UW
Expanded Microgrid Concept
One-point
connection with the rest of the system
Interconnection equipment and requirements
are
relegated to a single location
Single
dispatchable unit from the utility
Peer to
peer configuration
No critical
unit failure
Increase of
system reliability (n+1)
No critical
system of communication
CHP
applications to take advantage of waste heat
Plug and
play required to install units near heat demand