Microgrid (2 of 3)
  • Is your definition of the electrical “system” the facility itself? If so, then the microgrid could be that segment of the facility’s electrical system that receives electrical power from a generator. In some facilities, such as a hospital, that may be a smaller segment of the facility’s overall electrical system.
  • In many cases, the definition of the electrical “system” is a segment of the utility company’s distribution network. In that instance, the term microgrid refers to a segment of that distribution system that can be isolated from their overall distribution system and operated independently.

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a microgrid is “A group of interconnected loads and distributed energy resources with clearly defined electrical boundaries that acts as a single controllable entity
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