A microgrid modeling and simulation platform for system evaluation on a range of time scales

This paper presents a simulation platform for the modeling and study of microgrid (MG) power systems. Using MathWorks Simulink modeling software, the platform provides a library of tools for designing and simulating the behavior of an MG on time scales from seconds to days. The library includes a collection of power system and power electronics components (sources, loads, switches, etc.) that may be arbitrarily configured. The platform also facilitates the study of energy management systems (EMS), which optimize the behavior of certain controllable sources and loads according to programmed algorithms. User-generated EMS routines can be integrated into an MG model.