Aim: Maximise clean energy penetration from grid-connected micro-generation systems through the development of community based microgrid solutions with special focus on consumer/prosumer engagement to empower energy citizens.
Objectives:
- Identify the most suitable microgrid architectures to maximise the clean energy penetration from the prosumer end.
 - Identify the local energy markets framework for the smart communities with consumers’ active participation.
 - Identify innovative integration mechanisms for PV, EV, ESS, HP in microgrid structures.
 
Project Outcomes:
- Designing of microgrid structures for intelligent communities
 - Integration and control of DERs in MiFIC
 - Local Energy Market framework for the MiFIC
 - Modelling the MiFIC with LEM
 - Real-time performance study
 
IERC Researchers: Shafi Khadem, Sandipan Patra
Conference Presentation: Peak Demand Management and Schedule Optimisation for Energy Storage through the Machine Learning Approaches
Journal articles
- Title: Community-Based Microgrids: Literature Review and Pathways to Decarbonise the Local Electricity Network
- Authors: Rohit Trivedi, Sandipan Patra, Yousra Sidqi, Benjamin Bowler, Fiona Zimmermann, Geert Deconinck, Antonios Papaemmanouil and Shafi Khadem
 - Link: https://doi.org/10.3390/en15030918
 
 - Title: Implementation of artificial intelligence techniques in microgrid control environment: Current progress and future scopes
- Authors: Rohit Trivedi, Shafi Khadem
 - Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyai.2022.100147
 
 - Title: A Data-Driven Short-Term PV Generation and Load Forecasting Approach for Microgrid Applications
- Authors: Rohit Trivedi, Sandipan Patra, Shafi Khadem
 - Link: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9787802