The Microgrid Control Program is the brain of the Microgrid, ensuring a reliable, efficient, and cost-effective operation. Islands Microgrids will work with you to provide the Smart Microgrid functionality right for your application.​

 

Key functionalities include;

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Energy Management. The Microgrid Control Program optimizes the use of the various energy sources such as solar panels, wind turbines, batteries and generators available to meet the demand in the most efficient way. It decides when to use stored energy based on availability, cost, and demand forecasts.​

 

Ride Through. The Microgrid Control Program seamlessly sustains the local (Behind the Meter) AC bus through energy storage and renewable / conventional power generation for either the amount of time it takes to safely shut down the industrial processes or as long as it takes for the grid to recover from a blackout.​

 

Peak Shaving. The Microgrid Control Program allows for a demand peak setpoint to be programmed along with a floating setpoint based on a floating average. Any detected power demand peaks higher than the setpoint will be “shaved” i.e. the local AC bus is supported by stored energy. Any load conditions below the average can be used to charge the energy storage if required. Peak Shavings reduce demand metering costs and increases peak capacity. This function also allows the utility to engage for non-concurrent peak shaving as well as KVAR power correction.​

 

Energy Storage Management. The Microgrid Control Program efficiently manages battery storage systems, controlling charge and discharge cycles to maximize lifespan and availability. 

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Load management. The Microgrid Control Program can prioritize and manage loads within the Microgrid, ensuring critical loads are supplied first. This is especially important during periods of limited energy supply.​

 

Voltage and Frequency Regulation. The Microgrid Control maintains stable voltage and frequency levels within the Microgrid, ensuring a reliable power supply that meets the required standards.​

 

Power Quality Control. The Microgrid Control maintains stable voltage and frequency levels within the Microgrid, ensuring a reliable power supply that meets the required standards. 
 

Synchronization. The Microgrid Control manages the connection and disconnection of the microgrid from the main grid. During normal operations, it ensures synchronization with the main grid, and during grid failures, it allows the Microgrid to operate in an ’Island Mode’ independently. The addition of an Active Front End (AFE) allows for a generator to synchronize to the grid allowing for a stand-by generator to run parallel to the utility indefinitely.

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Auto Islanding. The Microgrid Control ensures there is no back feeding when utility maintenance is required or when the utility is blacked out, a transfer switch is provided as well as anti – islanding automatic disconnect.

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Fault Detection and Protection. The Microgrid Control can detect and respond to faults within the microgrid, isolating faulty sections to protect the system and maintain stability.

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DER Availability for High Peak Season. The Microgrid Control can make available the Distributed Energy Resources to feed the grid upon request by the local utility provider to meet infrequent peak demands on the grid.

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Demand Response. The Microgrid Control can participate in a demand response program, adjusting energy consumption in response to external signals, such as price changes or grid conditions. 

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Data Monitoring & Reporting. The Microgrid Control hardware contains the Scada system data capture and analytics to provide real-time results aiding decision making and maximising energy savings through integration of real time data for variables (such as weather, fuel costs, electrical costs etc) and guides smart preventative maintenance programs with remote connectivity.

 

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