6 Papers
Dan Ton is an academic researcher from United States Department of Energy. The author has contributed to research in topics: Smart grid & Microgrid. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 6 publications. Previous affiliations of Dan Ton include Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability.
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Papers
Evaluating the Feasibility to Use Microgrids as a Resiliency Resource
TL;DR: The feasibility of using microgrids as a resiliency resource, including their possible benefits and the associated technical challenges are evaluated, including a use-case of an operational microgrid.
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Evaluating the feasibility to use microgrids as a resiliency resource
Kevin P. Schneider,Francis K. Tuffner,Marcelo A. Elizondo,Chen-Ching Liu,Yin Xu,Dan Ton +5 more
- 17 Jul 2016
TL;DR: In this paper, the feasibility of microgrids as a resiliency resource under three scenarios: as a local resource, a community resource, and as a black start resource is evaluated.
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Enabling Resiliency Operations Across Multiple Microgrids With Grid Friendly Appliance Controllers
Kevin P. Schneider,Francis K. Tuffner,Marcelo A. Elizondo,Chen-Ching Liu,Yin Xu,Scott Backhaus,Dan Ton +6 more
TL;DR: This paper will present a method of using end-use loads equipped with grid friendly appliance controllers to facilitate the switching operations between multiple microgrids; operations that are necessary for optimal operations when islanded for resiliency.
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Improving Primary Frequency Response to Support Networked Microgrid Operations
Kevin P. Schneider,Nikitha Radhakrishnan,Yingying Tang,Francis K. Tuffner,Chen-Ching Liu,Jing Xie,Dan Ton +6 more
TL;DR: This paper will present a method of augmenting primary frequency controls to support the switching transients necessary for the operation of networked microgrids, without the need to over-size rotating machines.
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Interoperability and the federal role
Dan Ton,C. Irwin,Steve Widergren +2 more
- 25 Jul 2010
TL;DR: In this article, the importance of a smart electric system to meet national economic, societal, and environmental objectives, a federal role is taking shape in the United States to improve the integration of automation elements and thus make smart grid a reality.