Modeling and Operating Strategies of Micro-Grids for Renewable Energy Communities

2016 ◽  
pp. 97-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saad Salman Khan
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Electric Power ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Low Voltage ◽  
Consumer Participation ◽  
Renewable Energy Resources ◽  
Comprehensive Overview ◽  
Co2 Emission Reduction ◽  
Feasible Option ◽  
Operating Strategies

Electric power is flexible, easily controlled and is used in everyone's daily life. Humans can't use other form of energy except electric power because electric power, is one of the main factor to economic development, improved health care, poverty alleviation, and cleaner environment for a society. According to an estimate people more than 1.5 billion worldwide don't have sufficient access to electric power due to inaccessibility, electrification via traditional centralized form of grid was not a feasible option. This led to phenomenal research interest in microgrid based energy supply. Microgrids are low voltage network's that are designed to generate, transmit and distribute electrical energy. These grids accomplish specific goals such as cost reduction, CO2 emission reduction, reliability and diversification of energy sources. Microgrids are an ideal way to integrate renewable energy resources in the local community and allow consumer participation in an energy enterprise. In this chapter, we present a comprehensive overview of recent advancement in Microgrids.

Modeling and Operating Strategies of Micro-Grids for Renewable Energy Communities

2017 ◽  
pp. 735-760
Author(s):  
Saad Salman Khan
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Electric Power ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Low Voltage ◽  
Consumer Participation ◽  
Renewable Energy Resources ◽  
Comprehensive Overview ◽  
Co2 Emission Reduction ◽  
Feasible Option ◽  
Operating Strategies

Electric power is flexible, easily controlled and is used in everyone's daily life. Humans can't use other form of energy except electric power because electric power, is one of the main factor to economic development, improved health care, poverty alleviation, and cleaner environment for a society. According to an estimate people more than 1.5 billion worldwide don't have sufficient access to electric power due to inaccessibility, electrification via traditional centralized form of grid was not a feasible option. This led to phenomenal research interest in microgrid based energy supply. Microgrids are low voltage network's that are designed to generate, transmit and distribute electrical energy. These grids accomplish specific goals such as cost reduction, CO2 emission reduction, reliability and diversification of energy sources. Microgrids are an ideal way to integrate renewable energy resources in the local community and allow consumer participation in an energy enterprise. In this chapter, we present a comprehensive overview of recent advancement in Microgrids.

scholarly journals Use of Renewable Energy Sources for Energy Generation in Rural Areas in the Island of Crete, Greece

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
John Vourdoubas
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Electric Power ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Renewable Energies ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Renewable Energy Resources ◽  
Renewable Energy Technologies ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
The Future ◽  
Zero Carbon

Use of renewable energies in rural areas in the island of Crete, Greece has been investigated. Crete has rich indigenous renewable energy resources which are currently utilized for covering part of its energy requirements. Various renewable energy technologies used for heat and electricity generation in the island have been examined. Solar energy, wind energy, hydro power, biomass, and low enthalpy geothermal energy are already used. The total installed electric power of renewable energies in Crete, located mostly in rural areas, is approximately at 30% of the total electric power installed. They currently generate more than 20% of the island’s annual electricity needs. More renewable energy applications are foreseen in the future in rural areas in Crete as soon as its electric grid will be interconnected with the country’s continental grid. New renewable energy technologies, which are not currently used, could generate in the future heat, cooling, electricity, and vehicle’s fuels in the island. Their use will have positive impacts including the promotion of energy investments, lower use of imported and polluting fossil fuels, de-carbonization of the island’s energy sector as well as creation of new local jobs. It is indicated that the rich renewable energy resources in Crete could provide almost all of its annual energy needs. This will result in Crete’s transformation to a low or zero carbon economy in accordance with EU targets for zero carbon emissions in the next decades complying with the global goal for climate change mitigation.

Fault Analysis and Protection of Low-Voltage DC Microgrid Equipped by Renewable Energy Resources

2022 ◽  
pp. 978-1012
Author(s):  
Navid Bayati ◽  
Amin Hajizadeh ◽  
Mohsen Soltani
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Low Voltage ◽  
Fault Analysis ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Renewable Energy Resources ◽  
Dc Microgrid ◽  
Dc Microgrids ◽  
Ring Configuration ◽  
Protection Method ◽  
And Mathematics

This chapter consists of two sections, ‘Modelling of DC Microgrids' and ‘Protection of DC Microgrids'. In the first section, the new developments in DC Microgrids are discussed. Then, the Modelling of renewable energy resources-based DC Microgrid using characteristics and mathematics equations of each component are presented and then they are simulated by MATLAB. Afterward, the fault analysis and fault current behavior of the studied DC Microgrid are investigated. In the second section, a method of protecting the DC Microgrid and locating the fault in different parts of the system is proposed. The proposed method protects DC Microgrid using localized protection devices. And, the effectiveness of the proposed protection method is validated in a DC Microgrid with ring configuration.

Simulation of a Low Voltage Grid with Power Generation from Renewable Energy Resources

2014 ◽  
Vol 918 ◽  
pp. 195-199
Author(s):  
Florin Dragomir ◽  
Otilia Elena Dragomir
Keyword(s):  
Power Generation ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy Supply ◽  
Low Voltage ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Renewable Energy Resources ◽  
Security Of Supply ◽  
Three Phase

Renewable energy source (RES) enables us to diversify our energy supply. Renewable energy sources are getting more and more widespread, mainly due to the fact that they generate energy by keeping the environment clean. This increases our security of supply and improves European competitiveness creating new industries, jobs, economic growth and export opportunities, whilst also reducing our greenhouse gas emissions. This article proposes a simulation of a three-phase low voltage grid with power generation from photovoltaic sources. The proposed system consists of 192 photovoltaic (PV) panels distributed in 32 rows with each 12 PV panels.

scholarly journals Wind Energy Versus Natural Gas in Latvia: Policy Evaluation With a System Dynamic Simulation

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 53-60
Author(s):  
A. Skujevska ◽  
F. Romagnoli ◽  
T. Zoss ◽  
I. Laicane ◽  
D. Blumberga
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Natural Gas ◽  
Wind Power ◽  
Cost Benefit Analysis ◽  
Dynamic Modelling ◽  
Policy Instrument ◽  
System Dynamic ◽  
Renewable Energy Resources ◽  
Co2 Emission Reduction ◽  
Feed In Tariff

To achieve national target proposed by the Renewable Energy Source Directive 2009/28/EC, to also accomplish to the CO2 emission reduction targets and to decrease the energy dependency Latvian government is planning to adopt different strategy policies such as feed-in tariffs (FITs) and capital subsidies, in order to incentive investor to use renewable based technology for power production Neverthelss it is crucial to understand in long term perspective the effect and the costs of a specific policy (made even by the combination of different policy tools) applied to the energy sector. Using this model, or an extended version of it, a cost/benefit analysis of a different set of policy scenarios can be carried out. More in specific this study is driving its attention at a situation where it is possible to increase the share of wind power in the energy balance respect the use of natural gas as primary energy for power generation. Four political instruments are chosen in this model: subsidies for construction of new wind-power facilities, information package at all power supply levels for risk reduction and reduction of maintenance costs through a learning effect. The simulation period is from 2010 to 2110. The analysis of policy instruments for development of renewable energy resources in power system illustrates wide potential of system dynamic modelling use for statement of priorities on power diversification. The policy instrument of use of subsidies is a crucial priority. Feed-in tariff is not providing an evident. The reason of that can be related to the key aspect on the way Latvia is organizing its feed-in tariff policy.

Damping-Based Droop Control Strategy Allowing an Increased Penetration of Renewable Energy Resources in Low-Voltage Grids

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 1447-1455 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dimitar V. Bozalakov ◽  
Tine L. Vandoorn ◽  
Bart Meersman ◽  
Grigoris K. Papagiannis ◽  
Andreas I. Chrysochos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Control Strategy ◽  
Low Voltage ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Droop Control ◽  
Renewable Energy Resources
Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document