Vouchers can create a thriving market for distributed power generation in developing countries

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 64-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johannes Urpelainen
Author(s):  
Yecid Muñoz ◽  
Adalberto Ospino ◽  
Carlos Robles ◽  
Carlos Arizmendi

Distributed power generation has grown in popularity in recent years, especially in areas not connected to the national grid. As a result, rural microgrids are becoming more common, involving great potential for energy based on biomass conversion such as gasification. After analyzing distributed power generation facilities in developing countries, the authors found problems with the frequency stability. This paper focuses on solving the problem of frequency control in energy supplied by microgrids based in biomass gasification. For that purpose, the authors have developed a physical model of a downdraft gasifier, this model was used for design a novel strategy for frequency control, which has been based and validated on an existing gasification system, which supplies power to a population in Necoclí (Colombia).


2016 ◽  
Vol 66 (8) ◽  
pp. 795-806 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduardo P. Olaguer ◽  
Eladio Knipping ◽  
Stephanie Shaw ◽  
Satish Ravindran

Author(s):  
Geetha Kamurthy ◽  
Sreenivasappa Bhupasandra Veeranna

The extensive use of fossil fuel is destroying the balance of nature that could lead to many problems in the forthcoming era. Renewable energy resources are a ray of hope to avoid possible destruction. Smart grid and distributed power generation systems are now mainly built with the help of renewable energy resources. The integration of renewable energy production system with the smart grid and distributed power generation is facing many challenges that include addressing the issue of isolation and power quality. This paper presents a new approach to address the aforementioned issues by proposing a hybrid bypass technique concept to improve the overall performance of the grid-tied inverter in solar power generation. The topology with the proposed technique is presented using traditional H5, oH5 and H6 inverter. Comparison of topologies with literature is carried out to check the feasibility of the method proposed. It is found that the leakage current of all the proposed inverters is 9 mA and total harmonic distortion is almost about 2%. The proposed topology has good efficiency, common mode and differential mode characteristics.


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