{"schemaVersion":1,"slug":"microgrid-available-generation-capacity-estimator","name":"Microgrid available-generation capacity estimator","kind":"symbol","abbreviation":"MACE","aliases":["Microgrid active-power dispatch controls","microgrids Microgrid active-power dispatch controls","microgrids","Microgrids","Resource availability and limits","Available generation estimate"],"category":"microgrid-systems","drawingTypes":["Schematic"],"referenceFamilies":["Manufacturer"],"summary":"Combines declared resource availability and power limits into the selected generation capacity quantity.","description":["Combines declared resource availability and power limits into the selected generation capacity quantity. Active-power dispatch allocates the electrical work performed by the microgrid resources. A total site target, a resource power limit and the actual measured contribution are different quantities that must be connected clearly in the diagram.","In a microgrid with solar generation, a battery and generators, the controller can allocate an import/export target among the available resources while reserving the power needed for operating disturbances. For this reference, the drawing identifies “Resource availability and limits” at the input and “Available generation estimate” at the output. An estimate is different from guaranteed delivered power.","Identify the measurement boundary, power sign convention, resource limits and target priority. An original control block does not supply dispatch settings, a financial operating policy or proof of grid-code compliance. The functional block is an independent explanation of this named application. Equipment-specific ratings, terminal connections and operating conditions must be established in the project documentation."],"readingNotes":["Start at the named input: Resource availability and limits. Identify its source device or document and the state represented on the drawing.","Follow the named output: Available generation estimate. Cross-reference its destination and separate the command from confirmation that the equipment responded.","An estimate is different from guaranteed delivered power.","Identify the measurement boundary, power sign convention, resource limits and target priority. An original control block does not supply dispatch settings, a financial operating policy or proof of grid-code compliance."],"drawingChecklist":["Label the source and connection reference for resource availability and limits.","Identify the destination and defined state of available generation estimate.","Record the equipment or control-document revision supporting this functional block.","Check this application limit in the project design: An estimate is different from guaranteed delivered power."],"distinction":"An estimate is different from guaranteed delivered power. 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.","facts":[{"label":"Representation","value":"Functional block"},{"label":"Installation focus","value":"Microgrids"},{"label":"Input / boundary","value":"Resource availability and limits"},{"label":"Output / connection","value":"Available generation estimate"},{"label":"Lookup label","value":"MACE is a library lookup label, not a standard device designation."}],"references":[{"sourceId":"pi26-mg-power","relevance":"Public technical context for microgrid active-power dispatch controls. Active and reactive power, generation, load control, operating reserves and system supervision. The application text and educational graphic are independently authored; the publisher does not certify this representation."}],"related":["power-plant-controller","point-of-common-coupling","microgrid-upward-operating-reserve-calculator"],"artwork":"pi26-microgrid-available-generation-capacity-estimator","publishedOn":"2026-11-03","updatedOn":"2026-11-03","provenance":"independent-public-research","representation":{"type":"functional-block","focus":"microgrids","family":"microgrid-active","input":"Resource availability and limits","output":"Available generation estimate"},"plainEnglish":{"title":"What this block does","introduction":"Combines declared resource availability and power limits into the selected generation capacity quantity.","example":"In a microgrid with solar generation, a battery and generators, the controller can allocate an import/export target among the available resources while reserving the power needed for operating disturbances. 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The entry's original illustration and input/output facts describe this application.","sources":[{"label":"Microgrid control systems","url":"https://selinc.com/services/microgrids-power-management/microgrid-control-systems/"}],"profileId":"power-installation-microgrid-active"},"url":"https://eloragrid.ai/symbols/microgrid-available-generation-capacity-estimator","illustration":{"url":"https://eloragrid.ai/tools/electrical-library/illustrations/microgrid-available-generation-capacity-estimator.svg","scope":"Original educational concept; not an official standard graphic or product footprint","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"},"sources":[{"id":"pi26-mg-power","publisher":"SEL","title":"Microgrid control systems","url":"https://selinc.com/services/microgrids-power-management/microgrid-control-systems/","scope":"Active and reactive power, generation, load control, operating reserves and system supervision.","type":"manufacturer","checkedOn":"2026-11-03","reuse":"link-only","relevance":"Public technical context for microgrid active-power dispatch controls. Active and reactive power, generation, load control, operating reserves and system supervision. The application text and educational graphic are independently authored; the publisher does not certify this representation."}]}