Nicolas Thie, M. Franken, Henrik Schwaeppe, L. Böttcher, Christoph Müller, A. Moser, K. Schumann, D. Vigo, M. Monaci, P. Paronuzzi, A. Punzo, M. Pozzi, Angelo Gordini, Kemal Burak Cakirer, Burcin Acan, U. Desideri, A. Bischi
{"title":"Requirements for Integrated Planning of Multi-Energy Systems","authors":"Nicolas Thie, M. Franken, Henrik Schwaeppe, L. Böttcher, Christoph Müller, A. Moser, K. Schumann, D. Vigo, M. Monaci, P. Paronuzzi, A. Punzo, M. Pozzi, Angelo Gordini, Kemal Burak Cakirer, Burcin Acan, U. Desideri, A. Bischi","doi":"10.1109/ENERGYCon48941.2020.9236466","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ENERGYCon48941.2020.9236466","url":null,"abstract":"The successful realization of the climate goals agreed upon in the European Union’s COP21 commitments makes a fundamental change of the European energy system necessary. In particular, for a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions over 80%, the use of renewable energies must be increased not only in the electricity sector but also across all energy sectors, such as heat and mobility. Furthermore, a progressive integration of renewable energies increases the risk of congestions in the transmission grid and makes network expansion necessary. An efficient planning for future energy systems must comprise the coupling of energy sectors as well as interdependencies of generation and transmission grid infrastructure. However, in traditional energy system planning, these aspects are considered as decoupled. Therefore, the project PlaMES develops an approach for integrated planning of multi-energy systems on a European scale. This paper aims at analyzing the model requirements and describing the modeling approach.","PeriodicalId":156687,"journal":{"name":"2020 6th IEEE International Energy Conference (ENERGYCon)","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129181036","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Control and Dynamic Analysis of an Isolated Microgrid System: A Case Study","authors":"R. Ahshan, N. Nasiri, A. Al-Badi, N. Hosseinzadeh","doi":"10.1109/ENERGYCon48941.2020.9236500","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ENERGYCon48941.2020.9236500","url":null,"abstract":"The operation of microgrids that contain microgeneration units such as wind, photovoltaic, and diesel power generations is always challenging towards the establishment of such microgrids. Such challenges arise due to the intermittent behavior of primary energy sources such as wind and solar. The largest island, Masirah, in the Sultanate of Oman, has significant potential of establishing microgrid using locally available sources of renewable energy. This paper presents the operation and control dynamics of a microgrid system that has significant potential to implement for Masirah Island. The case study microgrid system model has constructed using MATLAB/SIMULINK. The operational behavior of the case study microgrid is analyzed with and without a microgrid controller. It also presents the design and analysis of an efficient microgrid controller that is capable of maintaining an active power balance in the microgrid. The combination of a power absorber circuit and a power-frequency droop characteristic are incorporated in the proposed microgrid controller. The outcomes show that the designed controller is capable of maintaining microgrid frequency within the grid standard, which indicates the capability of operating such microgrid in isolated modes.","PeriodicalId":156687,"journal":{"name":"2020 6th IEEE International Energy Conference (ENERGYCon)","volume":"96 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132847858","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Small-Scale Solar Stirling Engine Generator","authors":"N. Chekir, Yassine Ben Salem, Ines Marzougui","doi":"10.1109/ENERGYCon48941.2020.9236587","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ENERGYCon48941.2020.9236587","url":null,"abstract":"To face ecological constraints and growing energy demand we should resort to renewable energy sources. Using solar energy as input source for Stirling engine is an interesting alternative. The objective of this paper is the study and the simulation of a small-scale solar Stirling engine generator. The simulation deals with modeling mechanical as well as electrical parts of the system. All the thermal, thermodynamic and mechanical aspects are considered in the engine part and the solar collector. The electrical part composed of a generator and a convertor. The efficiency of the studied system is of 38%.","PeriodicalId":156687,"journal":{"name":"2020 6th IEEE International Energy Conference (ENERGYCon)","volume":"78 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128321432","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Implementation and Design of Fuzzy Controller for high Performance Buck-Boost and FIyback Converters","authors":"A. Mansouri, F. Krim, Abdelbasset Laib","doi":"10.1109/ENERGYCon48941.2020.9236496","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ENERGYCon48941.2020.9236496","url":null,"abstract":"This paper considers comparison of dynamic performance of PI and fuzzy controllers for DC buck-boost and flyback converters. It is shown that fuzzy control is superior to classical PI control in terms of response time, stability and accuracy under different operating conditions. Moreover, it is underlined that fuzzy controller is more suitable to control buck-boost and flyback converters. Experimental results on dSPACE DS1104 board based test bench for buck-boost in tracking mode, demonstrates its flexibility, robustness and efficiency.","PeriodicalId":156687,"journal":{"name":"2020 6th IEEE International Energy Conference (ENERGYCon)","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128346976","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Al-Agtash, M. Al-Hashem, Mohanad Batarseh, A. Bintoudi, A. Tsolakis, D. Tzovaras, J. Martínez-Ramos, A. Onen, B. Azzopardi, L. Hadjidemetriou, L. Zacharia, N. Martensen, M. Khiat
{"title":"Microgrid Environmental Impact","authors":"S. Al-Agtash, M. Al-Hashem, Mohanad Batarseh, A. Bintoudi, A. Tsolakis, D. Tzovaras, J. Martínez-Ramos, A. Onen, B. Azzopardi, L. Hadjidemetriou, L. Zacharia, N. Martensen, M. Khiat","doi":"10.1109/ENERGYCon48941.2020.9236464","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ENERGYCon48941.2020.9236464","url":null,"abstract":"Power plants have bad impacts on the environment. One of these impacts is Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emission resulted from power plants that depend on fossil fuel, oil and natural gas. Renewable energy is considered as an important solution for this problem since it is classified as clean and environmentally friendly source of energy and helps reducing the dependency on conventional power plants. High renewable energy penetration into power systems is a big challenge that can be solved by deploying the concept of smart Micro-Grids. This paper presents a study on how much reduction of CO2 emission can be resulted from deploying smart micro-grid concept on a university campus, German Jordanian University (GJU) campus was taken as a pilot. The micro-grid is meant to operate according to an optimum resource scheduling framework that guarantee a minimum operational cost while achieving high local power availability.","PeriodicalId":156687,"journal":{"name":"2020 6th IEEE International Energy Conference (ENERGYCon)","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129365110","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Probabilistic Impact Assessment of Residential Charging of Electric Motorcycles on LV Feeders","authors":"Courtney K. Rhoda, B. Bekker, J. Chihota","doi":"10.1109/ENERGYCon48941.2020.9236458","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ENERGYCon48941.2020.9236458","url":null,"abstract":"Motorcycles form a popular mode of transport in East African countries, and policies in countries like Rwanda are encouraging a transition to electric motorcycles (EMs). This paper aims to identify the impacts of EM charging on a low voltage residential distribution network in future high uptake scenarios. A stochastic-probabilistic analysis is conducted on a residential network, looking at the effect of EM charging on voltage level, voltage unbalance as well as cable and transformer loading. The Monte Carlo Simulation method is used to account for the randomness in the placement of EMs along the network while the extended Herman Beta transform is used to account for the variability in the residential consumer loads. This paper found transformer overloading to be the limiting factor with regard to EM uptake for the sample network modelled. A sensitivity analysis then highlighted the effects that the feeder properties, transformer size as well as EM and residential load model had on the simulation outcome. The sensitivity analysis found the results most sensitive to the residential load modelling as this affected the transformer loading prior to any EM charging.","PeriodicalId":156687,"journal":{"name":"2020 6th IEEE International Energy Conference (ENERGYCon)","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129405381","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hybrid Simulation and Off-the-Shelf Hardware for Efficient Real-Time Simulation Studies","authors":"P. Le-Huy, Jinan Huang, F. Guay, I. Kamwa","doi":"10.1109/ENERGYCon48941.2020.9236440","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ENERGYCon48941.2020.9236440","url":null,"abstract":"A real-time simulation study, where a control system replica is connected to a real-time electromagnetic transient simulator in closed-loop (known as hardware-in-the-loop), is an essential tool in commissioning or refurbishment projects of major power system devices such as static var compensators, high-voltage direct-current transmission systems and other flexible alternative-current transmission systems: it allows to reduce commissioning risks and it is useful throughout the life of the system. It is however an expensive endeavor in time, manpower and equipment. The present paper aims at presenting a more affordable and efficient way to pursue realtime hardware-in-the-loop commissioning studies by using 1) hybrid simulation (electromagnetic transient and transient stability modeling) to increase the scale of the power system that can be simulated in real-time without increasing the required real-time hardware resources and 2) low-cost commercially off-the-shelf computers. To illustrate this approach, a hardware-inthe-loop experimental setup is presented and detailed: based around the control system replica of Hydro-Québec’s Figuery static var compensator, this setup shows how hybrid simulation and low-cost personal computers can be used to reduce the cost of real-time simulation studies.","PeriodicalId":156687,"journal":{"name":"2020 6th IEEE International Energy Conference (ENERGYCon)","volume":"31 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129092997","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Common Mode Voltage Mitigation using a New Modified Model Predictive Control (MMPC) in a Three Phase Voltage Source Inverter","authors":"Fatima Abdelaziz, Z. Azzouz, Abdehafid Omari","doi":"10.1109/ENERGYCon48941.2020.9236546","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ENERGYCon48941.2020.9236546","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper a modified predictive current control (MMPC) strategy for a voltage source inverter VSI is proposed. This method replace the selected zero vectors in the conventional MPC by the two active vectors V1 and V4 for time T1 and T2 respectively in a one sampling period Ts, with the purpose of obtaining a better harmonic performance and a reduction of the common mode voltage CMV. The efficiency of the proposed control strategy is evaluated using a numerical simulation (Matlab-Simulink). The obtained results show a decreasing THD from 3.57% to 3.38% (19% improvement) as well as mitigation of CMV from $pmfrac{mathrm{v}_{mathrm{d}mathrm{c}}}{2}mathrm{t}mathrm{o}pmfrac{mathrm{v}_{mathrm{d}mathrm{c}}}{6}$ They are compared with the results obtained by the conventional model predictive control and the MPC using only the six active vectors which select one active vector each sampling period.","PeriodicalId":156687,"journal":{"name":"2020 6th IEEE International Energy Conference (ENERGYCon)","volume":"119 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116380107","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Controlling consumption to reduce stress on grid infrastructure while enhancing PV penetration","authors":"C. Lucas, M. Guemri, Q. Tran","doi":"10.1109/ENERGYCon48941.2020.9236567","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ENERGYCon48941.2020.9236567","url":null,"abstract":"Due to the increasing profitability of photovoltaic systems, the penetration of decentralized domestic photovoltaic energy sources is growing. Contrarily to conventional energy sources, photovoltaic systems cannot be entirely controlled to meet the consumption. Their production can namely be cut-off, but cannot be increased. In a traditional grid, the production must follow the consumption at all times in order to keep frequency and voltage in a desirable range, but in a context of massive integration of renewable sources, it is preferable that consumption follows renewable production. This paper investigates how day-ahead consumption control strategies can reduce constraints on grid infrastructure, while increasing the penetration rate of decentralized photovoltaic. A method based on linear programming is applied to schedule day-ahead the operating schedules of household appliances in a residential microgrid. The obtained results illustrate how a smart microgrid can increase its profitability and provide energy management services such as peak-shaving or load-levelling.","PeriodicalId":156687,"journal":{"name":"2020 6th IEEE International Energy Conference (ENERGYCon)","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117327645","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Seijo, G. López, Javier Matanza Domingo, J. I. Moreno
{"title":"Web applications for PLC simulations: First steps towards PLC Simulations-as-a-Service","authors":"M. Seijo, G. López, Javier Matanza Domingo, J. I. Moreno","doi":"10.1109/ENERGYCon48941.2020.9236435","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ENERGYCon48941.2020.9236435","url":null,"abstract":"PLC (Power Line Communications) present a wide range of advantages that make them very appropriate for Smart Grid applications, such as that there is no need to deploy additional communication infrastructure. However, they also involve a harsh communication medium, which suffers from frequency selectivity, impedance variation depending on the connected loads, or noise introduced by such connected loads. In this context, simulation tools are useful to evaluate the performance of this kind of networks under different conditions in an agile and cost-effective manner. Nevertheless, the typical complexity and learning curve of network simulators hinder their use, thus making it difficult to make the most out of them. In order to solve this problem, this paper presents two web applications that have been developed to ease the execution of simulations of NB-PLC (Narrowband) networks (based on PRIME - PoweRline Intelligent Metering Evolution) and of MV-BPL (Broadband Power Line over Medium Voltage) cells. These applications represent the first steps towards offering PLC simulations-as-a-Service, which could bring benefits to the research community, academic environments, and the industry.","PeriodicalId":156687,"journal":{"name":"2020 6th IEEE International Energy Conference (ENERGYCon)","volume":"115 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116725070","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}