Systems and methods for integrated microgrid management system in electric power systems

An integrated microgrid management system, comprising:

• hardware operating as a node on an electrical power network, the node comprising:
• memory storing program code;
• a communications channel operatively connected to a plurality of controllable power devices;
• a physical processor configured to:
• implement an optimization engine that is configured so as to perform local microgrid optimization and to contribute to optimization of an overall power grid;
• and,
• implement a power flow engine that uses output of the optimization engine to generate commands to control the plurality of controllable power devices.

An integrated microgrid management system, comprising:

• hardware operating as a node on an electrical power network, the node comprising:
• memory storing program code;
• a communications channel operatively connected to a plurality of controllable power devices;
• a physical processor configured to:
• implement adaptive configuration logic that:
• determines a first operating configuration of boundaries of a microgrid;
• determines that predetermined criteria have been met and, based on said determination, determines a reconfiguration of boundaries of the microgrid, the reconfiguration being a second operating configuration that differs from the first operating configuration;
• generates commands to control the plurality of controllable power devices so as to reconfigure boundaries of the microgrid in accordance with the second operating configuration.