A Review on Microgrid Protection Challenges and Approaches to Address Protection Issues

Microgrid (MG), considered the future of power systems, has gained significant attention in the present time. MG's inherent capability of combining both AC and DC operations in a single frame. Its function is crucial in achieving a sustainable electricity supply and advances a decentralized pow...

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Main Authors: Maveeya Baba, Nursyarizal Bin Mohd Nor, Muhammad Aman Shiekh, Yahya Z. Alharthi, Hussein Shutari, Muhammad Faran Majeed
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Published: IEEE 2024-01-01
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10676979/
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author Maveeya Baba
Nursyarizal Bin Mohd Nor
Muhammad Aman Shiekh
Yahya Z. Alharthi
Hussein Shutari
Muhammad Faran Majeed
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Nursyarizal Bin Mohd Nor
Muhammad Aman Shiekh
Yahya Z. Alharthi
Hussein Shutari
Muhammad Faran Majeed
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description Microgrid (MG), considered the future of power systems, has gained significant attention in the present time. MG's inherent capability of combining both AC and DC operations in a single frame. Its function is crucial in achieving a sustainable electricity supply and advances a decentralized power system approach. MG not only combines the benefits of both AC and DC but also incorporates distributed generations (DGs) and distributed renewable energy sources (DREs). However, the advancement of DGs and DREs with power electronics interfaces (PEIs), and smart loads (SLs) poses the dynamic nature of DGs and DREs such as bi-directional power flow and varying output, which has introduced certain protection challenges in MG maneuver. Therefore, this paper reviews the protection challenges in MG and critically addresses the assessment of existing protection schemes developed so far. It also categorizes the MG protection issues, including its components and faults, separately for both AC and DC MGs and analyzes the performance of measurement and protection techniques for MG protection strategy on the basis of operational modes AC and DC MGs.
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spelling doaj-art-141b89a25b4346eca5cedd9ed99528752025-08-20T01:54:12ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362024-01-011217527817530310.1109/ACCESS.2024.345804710676979A Review on Microgrid Protection Challenges and Approaches to Address Protection IssuesMaveeya Baba0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9196-6967Nursyarizal Bin Mohd Nor1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1239-349XMuhammad Aman Shiekh2Yahya Z. Alharthi3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8319-3079Hussein Shutari4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2789-2761Muhammad Faran Majeed5https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9734-1191Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar, Perak, MalaysiaElectrical and Electronics Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar, Perak, MalaysiaElectronics and Computer Systems Engineering, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, U.K.Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Hafr Al Batin, Hafar Al Batin, Saudi ArabiaSchool of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Nibong Tebal, Penang, MalaysiaDepartment of Computer Science, Kohsar University Murree, Murree, Punjab, PakistanMicrogrid (MG), considered the future of power systems, has gained significant attention in the present time. MG's inherent capability of combining both AC and DC operations in a single frame. Its function is crucial in achieving a sustainable electricity supply and advances a decentralized power system approach. MG not only combines the benefits of both AC and DC but also incorporates distributed generations (DGs) and distributed renewable energy sources (DREs). However, the advancement of DGs and DREs with power electronics interfaces (PEIs), and smart loads (SLs) poses the dynamic nature of DGs and DREs such as bi-directional power flow and varying output, which has introduced certain protection challenges in MG maneuver. Therefore, this paper reviews the protection challenges in MG and critically addresses the assessment of existing protection schemes developed so far. It also categorizes the MG protection issues, including its components and faults, separately for both AC and DC MGs and analyzes the performance of measurement and protection techniques for MG protection strategy on the basis of operational modes AC and DC MGs.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10676979/Microgridprotection challengesprotection schemes distributed generationsdistributed renewable energy sourcespower electronics interfacesmart loads
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Yahya Z. Alharthi
Hussein Shutari
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A Review on Microgrid Protection Challenges and Approaches to Address Protection Issues
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Microgrid
protection challenges
protection schemes distributed generations
distributed renewable energy sources
power electronics interface
smart loads
title A Review on Microgrid Protection Challenges and Approaches to Address Protection Issues
title_full A Review on Microgrid Protection Challenges and Approaches to Address Protection Issues
title_fullStr A Review on Microgrid Protection Challenges and Approaches to Address Protection Issues
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title_short A Review on Microgrid Protection Challenges and Approaches to Address Protection Issues
title_sort review on microgrid protection challenges and approaches to address protection issues
topic Microgrid
protection challenges
protection schemes distributed generations
distributed renewable energy sources
power electronics interface
smart loads
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10676979/
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