简介:Microgridsarelocalpowersystemsthatmayormaynotbeconnectedtothedistributionsystemandaretypicallycontrolledbythelocaloperator.Interestinmicrogridsisrisinganditislikelythatthenumberofmicrogridsconnectedtodistributionnetworkswillincrease.Currently,thereisnoconsensusonhowmicrogridswillinteractwiththedistributionsystem―theyhavethepotentialtothreatenstability,ortoassist.Howevermicrogrids,withtheiremphasisonsophisticatedcontrolinordertomanagetheirparticularchallenges,addressmanyoftheproblemsthatwillberequiredtoovercomeinrealizingthesmartgrid.Thispaperexaminessomeoftheissuesinvolvedinconnectingmicrogridstothedistributionnetworks,andillustrateshowmicrogridshaveakeyroletoplayinthedevelopmentofthesmartgrid.
简介:Theelectricindustryisbeingtransformedfromacentralizednetworktoonethatislesscentralizedandallowsmoreconsumerinteractionintheformofasmartgrid.Thereisalsoastrongcommitmentbymostcountriestoreducegreenhousegasemissionsandglobalwarmingthroughtheuseofrenewableenergyresources.Thelocallyavailablerenewableresources,suchaswind,solar,tidal
简介:Thispaperpresentsthedesign,implementationandtestingofanembeddedsystemthatintegratessolarandstorageenergyresourcestosmarthomeswithinthesmartmicrogrid.Theproposedsystemprovidestherequiredhomeenergybyinstallingrenewableenergyandstoragedevices.Italsomanagesandschedulesthepowerflowduringpeakandoff-peakperiods.Inaddition,atwo-waycommunicationprotocolisdevelopedtoenablethehomeownersandtheutilityserviceprovidertoimprovetheenergyflowandtheconsumptionefficiency.Thesystemcanbeanintegralpartforhomesinasmartgridorsmartmicrogridpowernetworks.Aprototypefortheproposedsystemwasdesigned,implementedandtestedbyusingacontrolledloadbanktosimulateascaledrandomrealhouseconsumptionbehavior.Threedifferentscenariosweretestedandtheresultsandfindingsarereported.Moreover,dataflowsecurityamongthehome,homeownersandutilityserverisdevelopedtominimizecyber-attacks.
简介:Thesolarphotovoltaic(PV)moduleoutputvoltagechangesaccordingtothevariationoflightintensityandtemperature.ThispaperpresentstheimplementationofanautomaticdigitalcontrollerofaDC-DCboostconverterwithoutbatteriesforasolarcellmodulebyusingaperipheralinterfacecontroller,whichformsaclosedloop,tocontroltheON-OFFperiodoftheswitchingpulse.TheoutputofDC-DCconverterismaintainedbyautomaticallyincreasingordecreasingthepulsewidth.Toproducethepulsewidthmodulation(PWM),themicrocontrollerisprogrammedaccordingtotherequireddutycycleforthepowerswitch.ThePWMONperiodisincreasedwiththedecreaseinthePVvoltageandvice-versa.TheinputvoltagetotheinverterismaintainedconstantlyandisconvertedintoanACsignalbyusingthemetal-oxide-semiconductorfieldeffecttransistor(MOSFET)H-bridgeoperatedinthesinusoidalpulsewidthmodulationmodebyusingaPIC(peripheralinterfacecontroller)microcontroller.ThegeneratedACsignalcanbeconnectedtotheACgridortotheACload.ThesimulatedresultsbyusingProteus8andhardwareimplementedresultsverifytheeffectivenessoftheproposedcontroller.
简介:DigitalnetworkedcommunicationsarethekeytoallInternet-of-Thingsapplications,especiallytosmartmeteringsystemsandthesmartgrid.Inordertoensureasafeoperationofsystemsandtheprivacyofusers,thetransportlayersecurity(TLS)protocol,amatureandwellstandardizedsolutionforsecurecommunications,maybeused.WeimplementedtheTLSprotocolinitslatestversioninawaysuitableforembeddedandresource-constrainedsystems.ThispaperoutlinesthechallengesandopportunitiesofdeployingTLSinsmartmeteringandsmartgridapplicationsandpresentsperformanceresultsofourTLSimplementation.Ouranalysisshowsthatgivenanappropriateimplementationandconfiguration,deployingTLSinconstrainedsmartmeteringsystemsispossiblewithacceptableoverhead.
简介:Thepapergivesanoverviewontheneedforsmartcouplingforbatterymanagementingridintegratedrenewableenergysystem(RES).Gridintegratedphotovoltaic(PV)batterysystem,asbeingpopularandextensivelyusedhasbeendiscussedinthepaper.SmartcouplingreferstointelligentgridintegrationsuchthatitcanforeseelocalnetworkconditionsandissuebatterypowerflowmanagementstrategyaccordinglytoshavethepeakPVandpeakload.Therefore,aneedforpredictiveenergymanagementarisesforsmartintegrationtothegridandsupervisionofthepowerflowinaccordancetothegridconditions.ThisisalsoarunningprojectattheInstituteofEnergySystems(INES),OffenburgUniversityofAppliedScience,GermanysinceJanuary,2015.Thepapershouldprovideinsightstothemotivation,needandgivesanoutlooktothefeaturesofdesiredpredictiveenergymanagementsystem(PEMS).
简介:Wirelesssensornetworks(WSNs)arebasedonmonitoringormanagingthesensingareabyusingthelocationinformationwithsensornodes.Mostsensornodesrequirehardwaresupportorreceivepacketswithlocationinformationtoestimatetheirlocations,whichneedslotsoftimeorcosts.Inthispaperweproposedalocalizationmechanismusingamobilereferencenode(MRN)andtrilaterationinWSNstoreducetheenergyconsumptionandlocationerror.Thesimulationresultsdemonstratethattheproposedmechanismcanobtainmoreunknownnodeslocationsbythemobilereferencenodemovingschemeandwilldecreasestheenergyconsumptionandaveragelocationerror.
简介:Theworkpresentsademandsideresponse(DSR)model,whichassistselectricityconsumerstoproactivelymitigatepeakdemandonelectricalnetworksinEasternandSouthernAustralia.Alow-costtechnicalarrangement,whichismadeofInternetrelay,arouter,solidstateswitches,andthesuitablesoftware,isusedtocontrolelectricitydemandatuser’spremises.Themodelallowsshiftingloadsfrompeaktooff-peakperiodsinordertoreducepeaks,whichhelpstomoderatethenationalelectricaldemand.Themodelcanbeconcurrentlyusedtoaccommodatetheutilizationofrenewableenergysourcesandtheintroductionofelectricvehicles.Theresultspresentpossiblesavingsontheelectricalenergyconsumptioninthedesignatedregions.
简介:ThispaperpresentsanopportunityforenergymanagementwithanintegratedphotovoltaicandwindfarmfortheenergyandeconomicaspectsofthecommercialarealocatedinPutrajaya.Theenergyeconomyaccessionconformingtothewindspeed,temperature,solarirradiation,andenergyconsumptiononadailybasisistakenintoconsideration.Designanalysisisdonethroughtheindustrystandardnumericaltool.Fromtheresultanalysis,therecommendedratioofrenewableshareminimizingstresstotheelectricgridisproposed.Accordingtothesolutionsobtainedfromthenumericaldesigntool,photovoltaicisrecommendedtobemoreenergyefficientandeconomicallyviableincomparisonofthefullycrowdedwindfarm.Fromtheproposedsolutions,thephotovoltaicisabletoprovide51%oftheenergyconsumedanditcostsRM0.365perkW/h.
简介:27-30September2011,Chengdu,Chinahttp://www.icsgce.com/2011IEEEInternationalConferenceonSmartGridandCleanEnergyTechnologies(IEEEICSGCE2011)willbeheldinSeptember27-30,2011inChengdu,China.IEEEICSGCE2011issponsoredbytheInstituteofElectricalandElectronicEngineers(IEEE),Journal
简介:Automationhasarrivedinthelowvoltagegriddomain.Inthenextfewyears,thesecondarysubstation-atthebarriersofmediumandlowvoltagegrids-willthusbeupgradedtoenablenovelfunctions.Inthispaper,wepresentvarioussmartgridapplicationsrunningonsuchintelligentsecondarysubstations(iSSN)includingtheirinteractionwitheachother.Weintegrateenergyconsumptionandproductiondata,aswellasforecasts,sensedfromthesmartbuildings’energymanagementsystems(BEMSs)intotheoperationofthelowvoltagegrid.Asuitableframeworkforthosemodularapplicationsincludesfeaturestoinitiatetheirinstallation,update,removal,theremoteoperatorsite,andnotrequiringstaffon-siteforsuchtypicalreappearingmaintenancetasks.
简介:Thispaperdiscussestheapplicationsofahybridmulti-agentframeworkforself-healingapplicationsinanintelligentsmartgridsystemfollowingcatastrophicdisturbancessuchaslossofgeneratorsorduringsystemfault.Theproposedhybridmulti-agentframeworkisahybridofbothcentralizedanddecentralizedschemetoallowdistributedintelligentagentinthesmartgridsystemtomakefastlocaldecisionwhileallowingtheslowercentralcontrollertojudgetheeffectivenessofthedecisionmadebythelocalagentsandtosuggestmoreoptimalsolutions.
简介:Thispaperpresentsthedesignandimplementationofanenergymanagementsystem(EMS)withwavelettransformandfuzzycontrolforaresidentialmicro-grid.Thehybridsysteminthispaperconsistsofawindturbinegenerator,photovoltaic(PV)panels,anelectricvehicle(EV),andasupercapacitor(SC),whichisabletoconnectordisconnecttothemaingrid.Thecontrolstrategyisresponsibleforcompensatingthedifferencebetweenthegeneratedpowerbythewindandsolargeneratorsandthedemandedpowerbytheloads.Wavelettransformdecomposesthepowerdifferenceintoasmoothedcomponentandafastfluctuatedcomponent.Thecommandapproachusedforfuzzylogicrulesconsidersthestateofcharging(SOC)ofEV,renewableproduction,andtheloaddemandasparameters.Furthermore,thecommandrulesaredevelopedinordertoensureareliablegridwhentakingintoaccounttheEVbatteryprotectiontodecidetheoutputpoweroftheEV.ThemodelofthehybridsystemisdevelopedindetailunderMatlab/Simulinksoftwareenvironment.