Hardware-in-the-Loop Test Bed and Test Methodology for Microgrid Controller Evaluation
Increasing penetration levels of distributed energy resources are making the deployment of microgrids more feasible. Controllers that operate such microgrids are key to realizing the objectives of the microgrid owner or operator and there is a need to evaluate microgrid controller performance prior to field deployment. This paper describes a controller hardware-in-the-loop and power hardware-in-the-loop microgrid controller test bed that was designed and constructed to evaluate the capabilities of a microgrid controller for a proposed campus microgrid. This paper also presents a test methodology to evaluate microgrid controller functionality, and it describes how the controller was assessed through the application of different test scenarios. Results from the testing are presented to provide insight into the capabilities of the test bed.
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AB - Increasing penetration levels of distributed energy resources are making the deployment of microgrids more feasible. Controllers that operate such microgrids are key to realizing the objectives of the microgrid owner or operator and there is a need to evaluate microgrid controller performance prior to field deployment. This paper describes a controller hardware-in-the-loop and power hardware-in-the-loop microgrid controller test bed that was designed and constructed to evaluate the capabilities of a microgrid controller for a proposed campus microgrid. This paper also presents a test methodology to evaluate microgrid controller functionality, and it describes how the controller was assessed through the application of different test scenarios. Results from the testing are presented to provide insight into the capabilities of the test bed.
AU - Prabakar, Kumaraguru
A2 - Pratt, Annabelle
A3 - Krishnamurthy, Dheepak
A4 - Maitra, Arindam
DB - C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange
DP - Open EI | National Laboratory of the Rockies
DO - 10.1109/TDC.2018.8440246
KW - Battery energy storage
KW - Power electronics and inverters
KW - Power electronics
KW - Inverters
KW - Combined heat and power (CHP)
KW - Solar
KW - Photovoltaics
KW - PV
KW - Power plant controls
KW - SCADA
KW - Case studies
KW - Performance
KW - Maintenance and operations
KW - Operations
KW - Maintenance
KW - Commissioning
KW - Local energy resources (LER)
LA - English
DA - 2018/08/17
PY - 2018
PB - NLR
T1 - Hardware-in-the-Loop Test Bed and Test Methodology for Microgrid Controller Evaluation
UR - https://doi.org/10.1109/TDC.2018.8440246
ER -
Prabakar, Kumaraguru, et al. Hardware-in-the-Loop Test Bed and Test Methodology for Microgrid Controller Evaluation. NLR, 17 August, 2018, C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. https://doi.org/10.1109/TDC.2018.8440246.
Prabakar, K., Pratt, A., Krishnamurthy, D., & Maitra, A. (2018). Hardware-in-the-Loop Test Bed and Test Methodology for Microgrid Controller Evaluation. [Data set]. C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. NLR. https://doi.org/10.1109/TDC.2018.8440246
Prabakar, Kumaraguru, Annabelle Pratt, Dheepak Krishnamurthy, and Arindam Maitra. Hardware-in-the-Loop Test Bed and Test Methodology for Microgrid Controller Evaluation. NLR, August, 17, 2018. Distributed by C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. https://doi.org/10.1109/TDC.2018.8440246
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abstractNote = {Increasing penetration levels of distributed energy resources are making the deployment of microgrids more feasible. Controllers that operate such microgrids are key to realizing the objectives of the microgrid owner or operator and there is a need to evaluate microgrid controller performance prior to field deployment. This paper describes a controller hardware-in-the-loop and power hardware-in-the-loop microgrid controller test bed that was designed and constructed to evaluate the capabilities of a microgrid controller for a proposed campus microgrid. This paper also presents a test methodology to evaluate microgrid controller functionality, and it describes how the controller was assessed through the application of different test scenarios. Results from the testing are presented to provide insight into the capabilities of the test bed.},
url = {https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/74},
year = {2018},
howpublished = {C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange, NLR, https://doi.org/10.1109/TDC.2018.8440246},
note = {Accessed: 2026-06-18},
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TDC.2018.8440246
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Data from Aug 17, 2018
Last updated Mar 30, 2026
Submitted Jun 2, 2026
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Kumaraguru Prabakar
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Keywords
Battery energy storage, Power electronics and inverters, Power electronics, Inverters, Combined heat and power (CHP), Solar, Photovoltaics, PV, Power plant controls, SCADA, Case studies, Performance, Maintenance and operations, Operations, Maintenance, Commissioning, Local energy resources (LER)