• DocumentCode
    4471
  • Title

    Key Connections: The U.S. Department of Energy?s Microgrid Initiative

  • Author

    Smith ; Ton, Dinh

  • Author_Institution
    U.S. Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC, USA
  • Volume
    11
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    July-Aug. 2013
  • Firstpage
    22
  • Lastpage
    27
  • Abstract
    This article provides an overview of ongoing microgrid activities being undertaken by OE and its Smart Grid R&D Program. In addition, it discusses the process OE has undertaken to engage microgrid stakeholders to jointly identify the remaining areas in which there are R&D gaps and develop a plan to address those gaps.
  • Keywords
    distributed power generation; research and development; smart power grids; US Department of Energy microgrid initiative; process OE; smart grid R&D program; Microgrids; Power distribution; Power system planning; Power system quality; Power system reliability; Smart grids;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Power and Energy Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1540-7977
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MPE.2013.2258276
  • Filename
    6544714