• The term microgrid can have a very different meaning depending upon how it is being used with respect to an electrical “system.”
• The Department of Energy’s (DOE) basic definition of a microgrid is “A group of interconnected loads and distributed energy resources with clearly defined electrical boundaries that acts as a single controllable entity with respect to the grid [and can] connect and disconnect from the grid to enable it to operate in both grid connected or island mode.”

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