A Microgrid is a localized group of electricity sources and loads that normally operates on ‘island mode’ and disconnected from the centralized electrical grid in the mainland. Its main advantage is that it can function independently. In this way, a microgrid can effectively integrate various sources of distributed generation, especially Renewable Energy Sources (RES), and can supply emergency reserve power by […]
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Solar DC microgrids could do for electrification what mobile phones did for telephony
In the industrialised world, the power grid is so reliable that we take it for granted. But in India, where blackouts are a sad fact of daily life, being connected to the grid is no guarantee of reliable electricity. In a 2015 study of villages in six Indian states [PDF], for example, the vast majority […]