Smart grid and photovoltaic system to mitigate blackouts and load shedding

High voltage (HV) infrastructures are growing due to the corresponding growth in industries and population. Under certain extreme weather, the required electrical load demands might exceed the generations’ capacity, which forces the network operator to execute the load shedding to avoid unwanted blackout. The increase deployments in renewable energy micro-grids offers an opportunity to aid with the load shedding risks. The paper addresses the embedded generation system and how it can be utilized to mitigate the requirements of load shedding. Furthermore, the study also focusses on the complex power transfer with and without the aid of embedded generation with energy storage. Case study is also included.High voltage (HV) infrastructures are growing due to the corresponding growth in industries and population. Under certain extreme weather, the required electrical load demands might exceed the generations’ capacity, which forces the network operator to execute the load shedding to avoid unwanted blackout. The increase deployments in renewable energy micro-grids offers an opportunity to aid with the load shedding risks. The paper addresses the embedded generation system and how it can be utilized to mitigate the requirements of load shedding. Furthermore, the study also focusses on the complex power transfer with and without the aid of embedded generation with energy storage. Case study is also included.