Resource Management for Uninterrupted Microgrid Operation

To meet the ever-increasing demand of electric power, microgrids are establishing themselves to be one of the most reliable power delivery systems. Microgrids can deliver power efficiently, cost-effectively and environment-friendly. To design a sustainable microgrid; several tasks such as resource allocation, optimization, power flow analyses, load demand analysis, cost analysis, etc., needs to be performed for a sustainable operation. The system should be able to process periodically a plethora of data originating from various sensors and measurement units. The system needs to process the data and then deliver appropriate control signals when some changes in the system occurs. Cloud computing can be an efficient way to handle this huge data processing task to meet various microgrid operational needs. It will also eliminate the need for a local macro server and thus will reduce the overall cost of the microgrid operation.