Layout planning of renewable energy in consideration of power transmission range based on transmission capacity

There has been great interest in wireless power transmission since 2007 when a novel approach was presented by a group of scientists at MIT. With this new technique, power transmission range is possible for a couple of meters with high efficiency; however, to be able to use this technique in our lives with high efficiency and long transfer range, small structured devices and new design techniques are strongly required. In this chapter, the investigation on supplying energy by sweeping was presented. The experimental results claim that energy could be supplied to multiple devices almost at the same time. If the range of chosen frequency increases, the number of devices could be increased as well, considering slight energy efficiency loss in the transfer system. The authors hope that the proposed technique gives inspiration to the designers and to the market.

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Energy Network Operation in the Supercomputing Era

Advances in Systems Analysis, Software Engineering, and High Performance Computing - Research and Applications in Global Supercomputing ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-7461-5.ch010 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 242-262

Author(s):

Tianxing Cai ◽

Neha Gupta

Keyword(s):

Power Generation ◽

Renewable Energy ◽

Nuclear Power ◽

Power Transmission ◽

Power Delivery ◽

Energy Materials ◽

Potential Applications ◽

Network Operation ◽

Power And Energy ◽

Energy Network

Power delivery has become more dissimilar with that of the previous era. Conventional power and energy materials, such as relic fuels, nuclear power, and renewable energy (solar power, geothermal, hydroelectric, wind power, and biomass), are already present. The energy network operation becomes complicated because the integration of power generation, energy conversion, power transportation, and power utilization should be considered. There is an intricate assignment for us to perform swift power transmission for the extremely urgent situations. These situations are the results of regional lack of energy that needs to be brought back as soon as possible. Advanced supercomputing has already been one of the powerful solutions to work out these issues. This chapter initially presents an introduction of some of the supercomputing techniques and then the potential applications and demonstration examples follow to give the readers some hint on the handling of energy network operation.

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Optimal Sizing and Spatial Allocation of Storage Units in a High-Resolution Power System Model

Energies ◽

10.3390/en11123365 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 11 (12) ◽

pp. 3365 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Lukas Wienholt ◽

Ulf Müller ◽

Julian Bartels

Keyword(s):

Renewable Energy ◽

Power Systems ◽

Power System ◽

Power Flow ◽

Optimal Power Flow ◽

Power Transmission ◽

Renewable Generation ◽

Large Power ◽

Transmission Grid ◽

Storage Units

The paradigm shift of large power systems to renewable and decentralized generation raises the question of future transmission and flexibility requirements. In this work, the German power system is brought to focus through a power transmission grid model in a high spatial resolution considering the high voltage (110 kV) level. The fundamental questions of location, type, and size of future storage units are addressed through a linear optimal power flow using today’s power grid capacities and a generation portfolio allowing a 66% generation share of renewable energy. The results of the optimization indicate that for reaching a renewable energy generation share of 53% with this set-up, a few central storage units with a relatively low overall additional storage capacity of around 1.6 GW are required. By adding a constraint of achieving a renewable generation share of at least 66%, storage capacities increase to almost eight times the original capacity. A comparison with the German grid development plan, which provided the basis for the power generation data, showed that despite the non-consideration of transmission grid extension, moderate additional storage capacities lead to a feasible power system. However, the achievement of a comparable renewable generation share provokes a significant investment in additional storage capacities.

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Study on the Key Problems of UHVAC/DC Power Grids with New Generation Large Synchronous Condenser

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/20185703003 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 57 ◽

pp. 03003

Author(s):

Xiao Fan ◽

Zhou Kunpeng ◽

Wang Tao ◽

Cao Kan ◽

Rao Yuze

Keyword(s):

Renewable Energy ◽

Power System ◽

Reactive Power ◽

Power Transmission ◽

Excitation Control ◽

Synchronous Condenser ◽

Dc Power ◽

Ac Power ◽

New Generation ◽

Dc Power Transmission

In order to cope with the great pressure caused by the gradually exhaustion of fossil energy and environmental protection and climate warming, the development and application of the renewable energy has become an important foundation and development direction in the field of energy. However, due to the impact of energy and resource endowment, China’s load center and renewable energy base into the characteristics of long-range reverse distribution, the use of long-distance large-capacity transmission potential is necessary. With the “strong DC system and weak AC system” problem of the company power grid is increasingly prominent, the higher demand of dynamic reactive power support is put forward in the UHV DC power transmission project. Then, the large-capacity dynamic reactive power of new generation synchronous condenser is large-scale built up in the UHV DC/AC power system. Due to the high requirement of response speed and capacity in the UHV DC power transmission, the structure, dynamic characteristics, excitation control and relay protection and other aspects of the large synchronous condenser are different from generators and traditional synchronous condenser. Based on this, the dynamic reactive power demand of UHV DC power system is analyzed in this paper. Then, the main situation of large synchronous condenser is considered. In addition, the key points of the excitation control system and protection system are also discussed in this paper. There are important theoretical and practical significance for the safe and reliable operation of the UHV DC/AC power system.

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Powering Multiple Gas Condensate Wells in Russia’s Arctic: Power Supply Systems Based on Renewable Energy Sources

Resources ◽

10.3390/resources9110130 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (11) ◽

pp. 130

Author(s):

Gennadiy Stroykov ◽

Alexey Y. Cherepovitsyn ◽

Elizaveta A. Iamshchikova

Keyword(s):

Renewable Energy ◽

Transmission Lines ◽

Power Supply ◽

Power Transmission ◽

Renewable Energy Sources ◽

Operating Conditions ◽

Gas Condensate ◽

The Arctic ◽

Power Transmission Lines ◽

Power Sources

Using renewable energy off-grid power supply and choosing the right equipment that meets the operating conditions in the Arctic can provide companies with reliable power sources for producing gas at facilities located in remote areas and will reduce capital and operating costs associated with the construction of power transmission lines. For more than 15 years, a remote control system powered by renewable energy has been used in parallel with power transmission lines by Gazprom to operate its multiwell pads in Russia’s Far North, which validates the relevance of this study. The subject of the study is a group of gas condensate wells that consists of four multiwell pads operated by Wintershall Russland GmbH. The article discusses a stand-alone renewable-based power system as an option for powering remote oil and gas production facilities. The procedures used in the study include calculating such parameters as power output and power consumption, choosing equipment, describing the design features of a power supply system for a multiwell pad, conducting an economic assessment of the project, comparing different power supply options, analyzing project risks, and developing measures to mitigate these risks.

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