DC Microgrids for the Integration of Vehicle to Grid Technology

By Rafael Batista, MG Researcher and Juan José Pichardo MG Research Assistant Challenges of Electrical Mobility Integration At this moment, we are in the middle of a transportation revolution. Electrical vehicles (EVs) are increasingly replacing petrol cars (as shown in Illustration 1) as a means of transportation, creating an important challenge for electrical utilities. The … Continue reading DC Microgrids for the Integration of Vehicle to Grid Technology

Energy and Community Resiliency Studies in the Dominican Republic. Case Study: Santiago de los Caballeros City

By Ramón Emilio De Jesús-Grullón (PI). MG Research PI, PUCMM What do we talk about when we talk about Energy and Community Resiliency? In recent years, preparing for the impacts of climate change and extreme weather events has become synonymous with the term resilience. Resilience, in this context, is defined as “the ability of people, … Continue reading Energy and Community Resiliency Studies in the Dominican Republic. Case Study: Santiago de los Caballeros City

Networked Microgrids: Building Block of the SmartGrid

Networked Microgrids (NMG) The traditional electrical utility faces great challenges in terms of the coordination processes of the different actors that participate in its operation. Electrical distribution networks have maintained a centralized scheme, in which the control and coordination of the operating parameters are maintained to ensure the correct interconnection of all the generators. This … Continue reading Networked Microgrids: Building Block of the SmartGrid

Energy Transition and Challenges in the Post COVID Era

By Abraham Espinal Serrata, Microgrid Researcher, PUCMM  As humans have changed the way they live on this planet and have learned to use its resources for their comfort, the environmental burden of human activity has greatly increased. In an already evolving energy demanding and climate crisis era, the pandemic and the consequences it has brought … Continue reading Energy Transition and Challenges in the Post COVID Era

Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation and its Impact on the Design of Power Systems

By Rafael Omar Batista Jorge, Microgrid Researcher, PUCMM Hardware in the Loop (HIL) Simulations A critical part of the engineering process is the design phase to ensure a safe and reliable operation. Computer-based simulations have become a standard for the evaluation of complex designs in which the construction of a prototype is not feasible. Such … Continue reading Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation and its Impact on the Design of Power Systems

Towards the Future: The 21st Century Electric Grid

By Ramón Emilio De Jesús-Grullón, Microgrid Researcher, PUCMM A (very) short history of The Energy Grid A long, long time ago, before the copper wires and the alternating electron — well, the middle of the 1800s to be exact — electricity was an interesting but mostly a useless thing. That would suddenly change when at … Continue reading Towards the Future: The 21st Century Electric Grid