Smart micro Grid power with wireless communication architecture

Since the term Smart Grid has become an extensively used word in the operation of electric power systems and since intermittent renewable energy sources had been and will be massively integrated in electrical grids, it became mandatory to think about smarter communication methods to make the power grid more flexible and robust. In order to address this issue, this paper presents a simplified energy flow average models for hybrid PV/Wind/Battery Micro Grid. Two cases of operation are described in this paper; On-Grid and Off-Grid systems with wireless communication networks architecture simulated using Matlab Simulink. Such models help modeling and sizing Micro Grid systems. The simulation results prove the indispensability of the wireless network communication component on the energy control and management in the Smart Grid power in the isolated sites where wired connection is difficult.