Power electronics for the integration of renewable energies into smart grids

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Manuel Carrasco
Keyword(s):  
Power Electronics ◽  
Smart Grids ◽  
Renewable Energies

scholarly journals Vehicle Electrification: New Challenges and Opportunities for Smart Grids

Energies ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vitor Monteiro ◽  
Jose Afonso ◽  
Joao Ferreira ◽  
Joao Afonso
Keyword(s):  
Power Electronics ◽  
Smart Grids ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Grid Point ◽  
Electrical Power ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Power Grids ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
New Challenges

Nowadays, concerns about climate change have contributed significantly to changing the paradigm in the urban transportation sector towards vehicle electrification, where purely electric or hybrid vehicles are increasingly a new reality, supported by all major automotive brands. Nevertheless, new challenges are imposed on the current electrical power grids in terms of a synergistic, progressive, dynamic and stable integration of electric mobility. Besides the traditional unidirectional charging, more and more, the adoption of a bidirectional interconnection is expected to be a reality. In addition, whenever the vehicle is plugged-in, the on-board power electronics can also be used for other purposes, such as in the event of a power failure, regardless if the vehicle is in charging mode or not. Other new opportunities, from the electrical grid point of view, are even more relevant in the context of off-board power electronics systems, which can be enhanced with new features as, for example, compensation of power quality problems or interface with renewable energy sources. In this sense, this paper aims to present, in a comprehensive way, the new challenges and opportunities that smart grids are facing, including the new technologies in the vehicle electrification, towards a sustainable future. A theoretical analysis is also presented and supported by experimental validation based on developed laboratory prototypes.

scholarly journals Digital Grids beyond Smart Grids challenges to make future electric grids stable and resilient

2021 ◽  
Vol 52 (5) ◽  
pp. 36-39
Author(s):  
Jose Luis Domínguez-García
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy Storage ◽  
Power Electronics ◽  
Smart Grids ◽  
Novel Technologies ◽  
Electrical Grid ◽  
Security Issues ◽  
Electric Grids ◽  
The Future ◽  
Dynamics Stability

Novel technologies are changing our understanding of the electrical grid. These novel concepts, including power electronics, energy storage, ICT and renewable energy make the electrical grid highly controllable but at the same time also vulnerable. The future grid will introduce novel dynamics, stability challenges and security issues to be handled.

scholarly journals A Review on Power Electronics Technologies for Power Quality Improvement

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (24) ◽  
pp. 8585
Author(s):  
Joao L. Afonso ◽  
Mohamed Tanta ◽  
José Gabriel Oliveira Pinto ◽  
Luis F. C. Monteiro ◽  
Luis Machado ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Power Electronics ◽  
Power Quality ◽  
Smart Grids ◽  
Electrical Power ◽  
Power Grids ◽  
Electric Mobility ◽  
Solid State Transformers ◽  
Railway Systems ◽  
Power Quality Improvement

Nowadays, new challenges arise relating to the compensation of power quality problems, where the introduction of innovative solutions based on power electronics is of paramount importance. The evolution from conventional electrical power grids to smart grids requires the use of a large number of power electronics converters, indispensable for the integration of key technologies, such as renewable energies, electric mobility and energy storage systems, which adds importance to power quality issues. Addressing these topics, this paper presents an extensive review on power electronics technologies applied to power quality improvement, highlighting, and explaining the main phenomena associated with the occurrence of power quality problems in smart grids, their cause and effects for different activity sectors, and the main power electronics topologies for each technological solution. More specifically, the paper presents a review and classification of the main power quality problems and the respective context with the standards, a review of power quality problems related to the power production from renewables, the contextualization with solid-state transformers, electric mobility and electrical railway systems, a review of power electronics solutions to compensate the main power quality problems, as well as power electronics solutions to guarantee high levels of power quality. Relevant experimental results and exemplificative developed power electronics prototypes are also presented throughout the paper.

scholarly journals Implementation of a Web-based remote control system for qZS DAB application using low-cost ARM platform

2016 ◽  
Vol 64 (4) ◽  
pp. 887-896 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Korzeniewski ◽  
K. Kulikowski ◽  
J. Zakis ◽  
M. Jasinski ◽  
A. Malinowski
Keyword(s):  
Remote Control ◽  
Power Systems ◽  
Power Electronics ◽  
Smart Grids ◽  
Power Flow ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Intelligent Network ◽  
Network Applications ◽  
Dual Active Bridge

Abstract Continuous development of intelligent network applications drives the demand for deployment-ready hardware and software solutions. Such solutions are highly valued not only by distributed producers of energy but by energy consumers as well. The use of intelligent network applications enables the development and improvement of the quality of services. It also increases self-sufficiency and efficiency. This paper describes an example of such device that allows for the control of a dual active bridge (DAB) converter and enables its remote control in real time over an IP-based network. The details of both hardware and software components of proposed implementation are provided. The DAB converter gives a possibility to control and manage the energy between two DC power systems with very different voltage levels. Not only information, but also the quality of energy, the direction of power flow, and energy storage systems can be easily controlled through an IP-based network and power electronics converters. Information technology, together with intelligent control of power electronics technology, provides a flexible solution, especially for sustainable smart grids.

scholarly journals Role of Wide Bandgap Materials in Power Electronics for Smart Grids Applications

Electronics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 677
Author(s):  
Javier Ballestín-Fuertes ◽  
Jesús Muñoz-Cruzado-Alba ◽  
José F. Sanz-Osorio ◽  
Erika Laporta-Puyal
Keyword(s):  
Power Electronics ◽  
Smart Grids ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Thermal Power ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Wide Bandgap ◽  
Urban Environments ◽  
Power Semiconductors ◽  
Wide Bandgap Materials ◽  
Bandgap Materials

At present, the energy transition is leading to the replacement of large thermal power plants by distributed renewable generation and the introduction of different assets. Consequently, a massive deployment of power electronics is expected. A particular case will be the devices destined for urban environments and smart grids. Indeed, such applications have some features that make wide bandgap (WBG) materials particularly relevant. This paper analyzes the most important features expected by future smart applications from which the characteristics that their power semiconductors must perform can be deduced. Following, not only the characteristics and theoretical limits of wide bandgap materials already available on the market (SiC and GaN) have been analyzed, but also those currently being researched as promising future alternatives (Ga2O3, AlN, etc.). Finally, wide bandgap materials are compared under the needs determined by the smart applications, determining the best suited to them. We conclude that, although SiC and GaN are currently the only WBG materials available on the semiconductor portfolio, they may be displaced by others such as Ga2O3 in the near future.

scholarly journals A Lab-scale Flywheel Energy Storage System: Control Strategy and Domestic Applications

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 653 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elhoussin Elbouchikhi ◽  
Yassine Amirat ◽  
Gilles Feld ◽  
Mohamed Benbouzid ◽  
Zhibin Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Energy Storage ◽  
Power Electronics ◽  
Smart Grids ◽  
Storage System ◽  
Electric Energy ◽  
Energy Storage System ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
System Control ◽  
Flywheel Energy Storage System ◽  
Uninterruptible Power

Flywheel is a promising energy storage system for domestic application, uninterruptible power supply, traction applications, electric vehicle charging stations, and even for smart grids. In fact, recent developments in materials, electrical machines, power electronics, magnetic bearings, and microprocessors offer the possibility to consider flywheels as a competitive option for electric energy storage, which can be of great interest for domestic applications in the near future. In this paper, a grid-tied flywheel-based energy storage system (FESS) for domestic application is investigated with special focus on the associated power electronics control and energy management. In particular, the overall PMSM-based flywheel configuration is reviewed and a controlling strategy was experimentally implemented using DS1104 controller board from dSPACE. Two case studies were considered for power peak shaving and power backup at domestic level. A lab-scale prototype was built to validate the proposal. The achieved results are presented and discussed to demonstrate the possibilities offered by such an energy storage system for domestic application.

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