{"id":924807,"date":"2023-03-03T17:20:01","date_gmt":"2023-03-04T01:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/?post_type=msr-project&#038;p=924807"},"modified":"2024-04-03T10:07:55","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T17:07:55","slug":"community-powered-micro-grids","status":"publish","type":"msr-project","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/project\/community-powered-micro-grids\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Powered Micro-grids"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"mb-3 moray-highlight\">\n\t<div class=\"card-img-overlay mx-lg-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"card-background  has-background-racing-green card-background--full-bleed\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/uploads\/prod\/2023\/03\/29079.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Community powered Micro-Grids\" style=\"object-position: 72% 59%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/uploads\/prod\/2023\/03\/29079.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/uploads\/prod\/2023\/03\/29079-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/uploads\/prod\/2023\/03\/29079-240x120.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- Foreground -->\n\t\t<div class=\"card-foreground d-flex mt-md-n5 my-lg-5 px-g px-lg-0\">\n\t\t\t<!-- Container -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container d-flex mt-md-n5 my-lg-5 \">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Card wrapper -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-100 w-lg-col-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Card -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card material-md-card py-5 px-md-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-body \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/group\/research-for-industry\/\" class=\"icon-link icon-link--reverse mb-2\" data-bi-cN=\"Research for Industry\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-glyph glyph-chevron-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tResearch for Industry\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"community-powered-micro-grids\">Community powered micro-grids<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Driving equitable power management<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>With solar & wind technology decentralizing energy production, a new opportunity for driving equity is arising. Communities that are marginalized on electricity grids have the opportunity to power and manage their energy requirements. This project develops technologies which enable development and adoption of micro-grids driving equity and community resiliency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Virtual battery: Dynamic time-shifting for micro-grids<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Time-shifting is a method applied during the off-peak times that will lower the utility expenses. Following the peak hours pricing, the battery is charged when electricity is the cheapest and discharged when it is the most expensive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Driving equitable power management With solar & wind technology decentralizing energy production, a new opportunity for driving equity is arising. 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