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MCEI

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Microgrid common-alarm external interface

Provides the defined alarm summary to an external supervisory system while preserving local detail. Microgrid supervision coordinates measurements, control authority and resource communication without replacing local protection. Each resource value needs a named measurement boundary, freshness condition and intended control use.

Drawing use: Schematic
Application: Microgrid systems
Reference family: Manufacturer

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A summary alarm is not a diagnosis. This reference describes the named application; it does not establish a new IEC graphical symbol, an ANSI device-function number or an exact manufacturer connection diagram.

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MGC

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Microgrid controller

A microgrid controller coordinates the sources, storage and controllable loads within a microgrid. It sets operating points for inverters and gensets, maintains spinning reserve, sheds and restores load, and manages transitions between grid-connected and islanded operation, including black start and resynchronisation.

Drawing use: SLD / Schematic
Application: Microgrid systems
Reference family: IEC / IEEE / ANSI

A distinction that matters

A microgrid controller supervises the whole system; a genset or inverter controller controls one device.

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