Sampling time

s

Time step for the simulation

Diesel minimum power

pu

Minimum values for Diesel generation

Diesel maximum power

pu

Maximum values for Diesel generation

BESS maximum power

pu

Maximum values available for BESS

Load shedding maximum reduction

pu

Maximum values of Load shedding reduction

RER _Pref_inP ref

pu

Combined reference powers for all Renewable Energy Resources (RERs) (WT+PV)

Load_Tot_Pref_inTotal load P ref

pu

Combined reference powers for all loads (DR, Sheddable, Critical and PHIL)

Lshed_Pref_inSheddable load P ref

pu

User-defined power reference for sheddable load

Load_red_Pref_inExcess load P ref

pu

Excess load within the Microgrid (greater than 0 means load must be reduced)

LDR_Pref_inDemand Response load P ref

pu

User-defined power reference for Demand Response (DR) load

islandedIslanded

-

Specifies whether the Microgrid is islanded/Grid connected (0 = Grid connected, 1 = islanded)

disp_Dispatch mode

-

Internal mode of the real-power (dispatch) controller

Tot_L_ReductionTotal load reduction

pu

Total amount of load reduction used to adjust the BESS's power reference. 

LDR_PrefDemand Response load P ref

pu

Power reference sent to the demand response load

LDR_Demand Response load reduced

-

Status of the demand response load (0= load is not reduced, 1 = load is reduced)

Lshed_PrefSheddable load P ref

pu

Power reference sent to the sheddable load

Load _ shedded

-

Status of the sheddable load (0 = load is not shedded, 1= load is shedded)