Design and Evaluation of a Modular DC Microgrid Testbed for Integrating Distributed Energy Resources and Optimizing Power Management

This paper presents the design and implementation of a comprehensive DC microgrid testbed that integrates various distributed energy resources, including solar photovoltaics, battery energy storage systems, and supercapacitors, along with flexible and non-flexible loads. The testbed is designed to enable real-time simulation and evaluation of power management strategies using a Speedgoat real-time hardware-in-the-loop platform, and is integrated with the Hyphae decentralized energy exchange framework to optimize energy transfers between battery storage systems.