pv magazine's market overview of Microgrid control systems (see full article from November 2019, Premium content, see web summary) presents international providers and their products. It is aimed at systems that connect several different residential/commercial/industrial parties or buildings with individual energy system assets to a fully functional microgrid. “Smaller” energy management systems e.g. for single-family homes or individual commercial enterprises are not part of this overview.
The categories surveyed include questions on the providers' services, the structure and scope of the control system, control strategies, communication interfaces, energy management functions and price indications.
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Name of company | Name of product | Company produces microgrid control hardware | Company programs microgrid control software | Company provides system integration of microgrid control hardware and software | Company provides EPC services for microgrid projects | Company provides operations and maintenance of microgrids | Price information available |
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ABB Power Grids Germany | ABB Ability e-mesh Control and PowerStore | yes | yes | yes | no | yes | no |
Ageto | Ageto Renewable Controller (ARC) | yes | yes | yes | no | no | yes |
Al-Bahar / Caterpillar | Caterpillar | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no |
Bachmann electronic | Smart Powerplant Controller | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
DHybrid Power Systems | Universal Power Platform (UPP) | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no |
elgris | elgris EMS | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
Elum Energy | ePowercontrol HFS | yes | yes | yes | no | no | yes |
Elum Energy | ePowercontrol MC | yes | yes | yes | no | no | yes |
Elum Energy | ePowercontrol PPC | yes | yes | yes | no | no | yes |
Elum Energy | ePowercontrol SD | yes | yes | yes | no | no | yes |
Energytion Power Systems | Microgrid EMS | yes | yes | yes | no | yes | yes |
Engie EPS | PROPHET EMS Microgrid | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | no |
Fenecon | FEMS (FENECON Energy Management System) | no | yes | yes | no | no | yes |
Ferntech | UMC (Universal Monitoring & Control) | no | yes | yes | no | no | yes |
GreenCom Networks | energy information brokerage platform (eibp) | yes | yes | yes | no | yes | no |
gridX | Microgrids | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no |
Inaccess | UNITY H-PPC | yes | yes | yes | no | no | yes |
Microgrid Encorp | Goldbox | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no |
Microgrid Encorp | Egility Control Platform | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no |
OpenEMS Asscociation | OpenEMS | no | yes | no | no | no | no |
Phoenix Contact | PLCnext Hybrid Control | yes | yes | yes | no | no | yes |
Qantic GmbH | Q-System | no | yes | no | no | no | |
S&C Electric Company | GridMaster | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
Siemens | Microgrid Control - a SICAM application | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | yes |
Siemens | Spectrum Power MGMS | no | yes | yes | yes | no | yes |
Siemens Energy | Omnivise Hybrid Control | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no |
SMA Solar | SMA Sunny Island MultiCluster 6/12/36 + Data Manager M powered by ennexOS | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
SMA Solar | SMA Hybrid Controller + Sunny Central Storage (UP) Small / Medium / Large / X-Large | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
SwitchDin | SwitchDin Stormcloud / Droplet for Microgrid | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no |
Trina Energy Storage Solutions | Trina Micro Grid | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no |
Vensys Elektrotechnik | HYCON Hybrid Converter | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no |
Wendeware | Amperix EMS, myPowerGrid Plattform | no | yes | yes | no | no | yes |