Towards Leveraging Digital Twin Technology in Renewable Energy Microgrids: Applications and Challenges

Microgrid is one of the reliable power systems that integrates complex renewable energy sources. Along with the increasing global demand for electricity and the widespread adoption of renewable energy, the operation, management, and control of safe and reliable energy distribution have become more u...

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Main Authors: Li S., Tan C.W., Lau K.Y., Toh C.L., Ayob S.M., Yang M.
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Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2025
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spelling my.uniten.dspace-368432025-03-03T15:45:07Z Towards Leveraging Digital Twin Technology in Renewable Energy Microgrids: Applications and Challenges Li S. Tan C.W. Lau K.Y. Toh C.L. Ayob S.M. Yang M. 59550394300 35216732200 37665178700 8690228000 8400307300 57204807812 Microgrids Challenge Framework Global demand Management and controls Microgrid Operation management Operations control Power Renewable energies Renewable energy source Clean energy Microgrid is one of the reliable power systems that integrates complex renewable energy sources. Along with the increasing global demand for electricity and the widespread adoption of renewable energy, the operation, management, and control of safe and reliable energy distribution have become more urgent than ever before. Microgrid digital twins provide promising solutions to these challenges. This review introduces the concepts of microgrids and digital twins along with their key features, and a conceptual framework for establishing microgrid digital twins is proposed. Explored various applications of digital twins in microgrids, including design and validation, monitoring and management, prediction, safety and fault diagnosis, education, and technical training. Finally, the challenges that microgrid digital twins may face in future studies are discussed. The review concludes that microgrid digital twins not only enhance system efficiency and reliability but also provide critical insights for future developments in energy management and operational resilience. Additionally, it offers researchers a comprehensive overview of the development and application of microgrid digital twins, further facilitating the advancement of digital twin technologies in the power system sector. ?2024 IEEE. Final 2025-03-03T07:45:07Z 2025-03-03T07:45:07Z 2024 Conference paper 10.1109/PECON62060.2024.10827550 2-s2.0-85217398481 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85217398481&doi=10.1109%2fPECON62060.2024.10827550&partnerID=40&md5=df7b7684060c0b5900bb6797ebb50f96 https://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/36843 86 91 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. Scopus
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topic Microgrids
Challenge
Framework
Global demand
Management and controls
Microgrid
Operation management
Operations control
Power
Renewable energies
Renewable energy source
Clean energy
spellingShingle Microgrids
Challenge
Framework
Global demand
Management and controls
Microgrid
Operation management
Operations control
Power
Renewable energies
Renewable energy source
Clean energy
Li S.
Tan C.W.
Lau K.Y.
Toh C.L.
Ayob S.M.
Yang M.
Towards Leveraging Digital Twin Technology in Renewable Energy Microgrids: Applications and Challenges
description Microgrid is one of the reliable power systems that integrates complex renewable energy sources. Along with the increasing global demand for electricity and the widespread adoption of renewable energy, the operation, management, and control of safe and reliable energy distribution have become more urgent than ever before. Microgrid digital twins provide promising solutions to these challenges. This review introduces the concepts of microgrids and digital twins along with their key features, and a conceptual framework for establishing microgrid digital twins is proposed. Explored various applications of digital twins in microgrids, including design and validation, monitoring and management, prediction, safety and fault diagnosis, education, and technical training. Finally, the challenges that microgrid digital twins may face in future studies are discussed. The review concludes that microgrid digital twins not only enhance system efficiency and reliability but also provide critical insights for future developments in energy management and operational resilience. Additionally, it offers researchers a comprehensive overview of the development and application of microgrid digital twins, further facilitating the advancement of digital twin technologies in the power system sector. ?2024 IEEE.
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Li S.
Tan C.W.
Lau K.Y.
Toh C.L.
Ayob S.M.
Yang M.
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author Li S.
Tan C.W.
Lau K.Y.
Toh C.L.
Ayob S.M.
Yang M.
author_sort Li S.
title Towards Leveraging Digital Twin Technology in Renewable Energy Microgrids: Applications and Challenges
title_short Towards Leveraging Digital Twin Technology in Renewable Energy Microgrids: Applications and Challenges
title_full Towards Leveraging Digital Twin Technology in Renewable Energy Microgrids: Applications and Challenges
title_fullStr Towards Leveraging Digital Twin Technology in Renewable Energy Microgrids: Applications and Challenges
title_full_unstemmed Towards Leveraging Digital Twin Technology in Renewable Energy Microgrids: Applications and Challenges
title_sort towards leveraging digital twin technology in renewable energy microgrids: applications and challenges
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