Microgrid dispatch with frequency-aware islanding constraints

This letter describes an enhanced multi-period dispatch model for microgrids, in which frequency-aware islanding constraints are established to ensure microgrids with the capability to ride through unplanned islanding events. Rather than specifying the upward/downward primary reserve requirements as fixed amounts, the proposed dispatch scheme determines the primary reserve requirements by explicitly simulating under- or over-frequency dynamics caused by potential islanding events. To remove the nonlinearity, a two-stage solution strategy is proposed. Case studies demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed microgrid dispatch scheme.