ABSTRACT
As discussed earlier, a campus microgrid is essentially a grid-tied or an urban microgrid. Other than large industrial complexes, most urban centers in North America host one or more university campuses, organized in the form of a small suburb, with its own facilities, layout, and infrastructure. Most such campuses receive their electricity from one or more medium voltage feeds from the local utility company. In that regard, campus microgrids are grid-tied microgrids with a diverse and variable load profile. Usually, campus microgrids incorporate residential load profile (i.e., dormitories), industrial load profile (workshops, labs, etc.), and last but not least, commercial load profile (i.e., offices, classrooms, etc.). From that perspective, a campus microgrid cannot be studied without taking into account its relationship with the larger grid, of which it is simply a component.
