Leite, VicenteFerreira, Ângela P.Batista, JoséCouto, José2018-04-122018-04-122015Leite, Vicente; Ferreira, Ângela P.; Batista, José; Couto, José (20159 - Analysis of the operation of a microgrid with renewable distributed generation. In III Congreso Iberoamericano Sobre Microrredes con Generación Distribuida de Renovables. Guanacaste, Costa Ricahttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/16986This article reports the ongoing research on the performance assessment of an experimental microgrid which integrates various renewable energy sources. The microgrid is based on a modular commercial solution, up to a rated power of 5 kW, integrating storage devices, a backup diesel generator and various renewable energy sources and also distributed energy sources developed under ongoing R&D projects, such as the integration of a pico hydropower plant with an interface able to perform power factor compensation of the microgrid, which is introduced briefly. The performance assessment of this microgrid is conducted through a characterization of different operational states and also a preliminary energy balance of the microgrid during a time span of 4 days.engMicrogridsDistributed generationSelf-sustainable systemsconference object10.4081/ijas.2015.3683