Commercial Microgrid Controllers
Controller Key Features Example Project Reference
1 Siemens SICAM EMS, RES integration, Kodiak Island Microgrid Siemens
Microgrid grid/islanded modes (Alaska, USA)
Controller
2 Schneider Electric Cloud-based EMS, predictive Stone Edge Farm Schneider
EcoStruxure control, solar/wind/storage Microgrid (California) Electric
integration
3 ABB Ability Centralized control, grid-forming Graciosa Island ABB
Microgrid Plus inverters, real-time monitoring Microgrid (Portugal)
4 GE Microgrid Grid/islanded modes, Harbor Island Microgrid GE
Control System solar/wind/storage integration, (San Diego)
black start
5 Eaton Microgrid Seamless transition, UCSD Microgrid Eaton
Energy Controller solar/storage integration, (California)
scalable
6 Honeywell Energy optimization, Fort Bragg Microgrid Honeywell
Microgrid RES/storage integration, grid (North Carolina)
Controller stability
7 Tesla Microgrid Powerpack/Powerwall Kauai Island Microgrid Tesla
Controller integration, energy optimization, (Hawaii)
scalable
8 ETAP Microgrid Model-based predictive control, Port of Los Angeles ETAP
Controller (EMC) fault management, black start Microgrid (USA),
Borrego Springs
Microgrid (USA)
9 PowerSecure Grid-forming capabilities, Duke Energy Microgrid PowerSecure
Microgrid solar/storage/diesel integration, (North Carolina)
Controller real-time control
10 Hitachi Energy e- Real-time management, Pulau Ubin Microgrid Hitachi
mesh distributed optimization, fault (Singapore), Monash
detection University Microgrid
(Australia)
Misc: SEL powerMAX Microgrid Control Systems (https://selinc.com/solutions/microgrid-control/)
, NREL Microgrid Controllers (https://www.nrel.gov/grid/microgrid-controls.html)
Practical Projects:
Microgrids Project
http://www.microgrids.eu/index.php?page=index
More Microgrids
http://www.microgrids.eu/index.php?page=index