Islanding a Microgrid

Animation simulates grid-connected and islanded energy flows among distributed energy resources at a military base—while connected to the grid, and while islanded during a grid disturbance.

Federal Energy Management Program

October 15, 2021
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Distributed energy resources on a campus can interact with one another to supply power to buildings, even if the serving utility’s grid goes down. This animation simulates grid-connected and islanded energy flows among distributed energy resources at a military base—while connected to the grid, and while islanded during a grid disturbance.
Video courtesy of the U.S. Department of Energy
Tags:
  • Grid Deployment and Transmission
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Clean Energy
  • Energy Security
  • Federal Energy Management Laws & Requirements