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ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) BATTERIES SERVE AS PROMISING ENERGY STORAGE SOLUTIONS WITHIN MICROGRIDS, FACILITATING ENERGY MANAGEMENT BY ABSORBING EXCESS POWER DURING SURPLUS PERIODS (GRID-TO-VEHICLE, G2V) AND SUPPLYING ENERGY BACK TO THE GRID DURING PEAK DEMAND (VEHICLE-TO-GRID, V2G). HOWEVER, THE SUCCESSFUL INTEGRATION OF THIS CONCEPT NECESSITATES THE DEVELOPMENT OF APPROPRIATE INFRASTRUCTURE AND CONTROL SYSTEMS. THIS PAPER PROPOSES AN ARCHITECTURAL FRAMEWORK FOR DEPLOYING A V2G-G2V SYSTEM WITHIN A MICROGRID CONTEXT. A MICROGRID TEST SYSTEM IS MODELED, FEATURING AN OUTLET V2G/G2V TERMINAL FOR INTERFACING WITH EVS. SIMULATION STUDIES ARE UNDERWAY TO ILLUSTRATE V2G/G2V POWER TRANSFER DYNAMICS. INITIAL TEST OUTCOMES DEMONSTRATE ACTIVE POWER REGULATION WITHIN THE EV BATTERY MICROGRID ACROSS G2V-V2G OPERATIONAL MODES. NOTABLY, THE CHARGING STATION DESIGN PRIORITIZES MINIMIZING HARMONIC DISTORTION IN THE INJECTED GRID CURRENT, WHILE THE CONTROLLER EXHIBITS ROBUST DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE, PARTICULARLY CONCERNING DC BUS VOLTAGE STABILITY