{"schemaVersion":1,"slug":"microgrid-storage-grid-forming-availability-input","name":"Microgrid storage grid-forming availability input","kind":"symbol","abbreviation":"MSGAI","aliases":["Microgrid storage coordination interfaces","microgrids Microgrid storage coordination interfaces","microgrids","Microgrids","Storage operating capability","Grid-forming availability"],"category":"microgrid-systems","drawingTypes":["Schematic"],"referenceFamilies":["Manufacturer"],"summary":"Receives the storage system's declared capability to establish the assigned AC reference.","description":["Receives the storage system's declared capability to establish the assigned AC reference. Storage coordination combines the battery's energy limits with the converter's electrical capability and the microgrid's operating demand. State of charge, allowable power and connection status describe different aspects of availability.","In a microgrid with a battery energy storage system, the controller can request discharge to support a power deficit while the battery management and conversion systems enforce their own operating limits. For this reference, the drawing identifies “Storage operating capability” at the input and “Grid-forming availability” at the output. Not every converter operating state supports grid forming.","Show which system declares each limit and which controller receives the target. Battery protection, converter capability, thermal management and emergency responses remain with the selected system design. 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: Storage operating capability. Identify its source device or document and the state represented on the drawing.","Follow the named output: Grid-forming availability. Cross-reference its destination and separate the command from confirmation that the equipment responded.","Not every converter operating state supports grid forming.","Show which system declares each limit and which controller receives the target. Battery protection, converter capability, thermal management and emergency responses remain with the selected system design."],"drawingChecklist":["Label the source and connection reference for storage operating capability.","Identify the destination and defined state of grid-forming availability.","Record the equipment or control-document revision supporting this functional block.","Check this application limit in the project design: Not every converter operating state supports grid forming."],"distinction":"Not every converter operating state supports grid forming. 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":"Storage operating capability"},{"label":"Output / connection","value":"Grid-forming availability"},{"label":"Lookup label","value":"MSGAI is a library lookup label, not a standard device designation."}],"references":[{"sourceId":"pi26-mg-study","relevance":"Public technical context for microgrid storage coordination interfaces. Storage, protection, black start, load restoration and coordinated island operation. The application text and educational graphic are independently authored; the publisher does not certify this representation."}],"related":["battery-energy-storage-system","battery-power-conversion-system","microgrid-storage-grid-following-availability-input"],"artwork":"pi26-microgrid-storage-grid-forming-availability-input","publishedOn":"2026-11-03","updatedOn":"2026-11-03","provenance":"independent-public-research","representation":{"type":"functional-block","focus":"microgrids","family":"microgrid-storage","input":"Storage operating capability","output":"Grid-forming availability"},"plainEnglish":{"title":"What this block does","introduction":"Receives the storage system's declared capability to establish the assigned AC reference.","example":"In a microgrid with a battery energy storage system, the controller can request discharge to support a power deficit while the battery management and conversion systems enforce their own operating limits. 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The entry's original illustration and input/output facts describe this application.","sources":[{"label":"Avista Shared Energy Economy microgrid protection and control case study","url":"https://selinc.com/api/download/135486/"}],"profileId":"power-installation-microgrid-storage"},"url":"https://eloragrid.ai/symbols/microgrid-storage-grid-forming-availability-input","illustration":{"url":"https://eloragrid.ai/tools/electrical-library/illustrations/microgrid-storage-grid-forming-availability-input.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-study","publisher":"SEL","title":"Avista Shared Energy Economy microgrid protection and control case study","url":"https://selinc.com/api/download/135486/","scope":"Storage, protection, black start, load restoration and coordinated island operation.","type":"manufacturer","checkedOn":"2026-11-03","reuse":"link-only","relevance":"Public technical context for microgrid storage coordination interfaces. Storage, protection, black start, load restoration and coordinated island operation. The application text and educational graphic are independently authored; the publisher does not certify this representation."}]}