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Managing microgrids using grid services
In order for electric power generating capacity to be supplanted to a meaningful extent by sources smaller than 200 kW, an automated means of managing systems of small sources must be found or their sheer number will overwhelm the power production community. Microgrids - power systems comprising multiple small interconnected generators - are a promising response to this need, but an automated microgrid management system has not been demonstrated. This paper describes the energy management task and its execution in a standardized grid services environment. ©2007 IEEE.