Microgrid is an ideal way to intelligently integrate renewable resources, enable customer participation in the electricity enterprise, add reliability, bring diversification of energy sources, and reduce carbon emissions and costs. The microgrids form the building blocks of the modern, smart power grid. These smar-scall systems are now emerging from lab benches and pilot demonstration sites into commercial markets with applications in isolated communities, hospitals, military, campuses, datacenters, prisons, and maritime power systems. This short course provides both theoretical knowledge and practical foundation for understanding of power electronic-based systems and microgrids; different aspects of these small-scale power systems, current challenges and research directions are presented in detail. The topics covered are listed below. • Power electronics for RESs and future power systems • Microgrids: concept, structure, types and operation modes • Microgrid demonstration projects, Marine microgrids • Microgrids dynamic and control • Special issues and and future directions in microgrids
