{"title":"A simplified battery charge controller for safety and increased utilization in standalone PV applications","authors":"S. Tesfahunegn, O. Ulleberg, T. Undeland, P. Vie","doi":"10.1109/PVSC.2011.6186441","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2011.6186441","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a new solar/battery charge controller that combines both MPPT and over-voltage controls as single control function. A small-signal model of lead acid battery is derived in detail to design the employed dual-loop control configuration. Two case studies are then conducted, in SIMULINK/SIMPOWER, first to evaluate the performance of the designed controller in terms of transient response and voltage overshoot. Secondly, realistic irradiance data is used to evaluate the performance of the developed charge controller in terms of parameters such as PV energy utilization factor and over-voltage compared to the conventional hysteretic on/of controller. The designed controller is demonstrated to have good transient response with only small voltage overshoot. It is also found that the developed charge controller fares better in terms PV energy utilization and shows at least the same level of over-voltage control.","PeriodicalId":403158,"journal":{"name":"2011 International Conference on Clean Electrical Power (ICCEP)","volume":"83 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129025127","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":"Recurrent neural network-based control strategy for battery energy storage in generation systems with intermittent renewable energy sources","authors":"G. Capizzi, F. Bonanno, C. Napoli","doi":"10.1109/ICCEP.2011.6036300","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCEP.2011.6036300","url":null,"abstract":"The intermittent nature of renewable sources as wind and solar puts a challenge for their use in supply energy to small islands, isolated communities or in developing countries. The integration of battery energy storage system (BESS) or diesel groups is then mandatory. The aim of the paper is to propose a complete recurrent neural networks (RNN) based control strategy of the BESS accounting state of charge (SOC) and terminal voltage and that can be used for their size and to test the use of different type of BESS.","PeriodicalId":403158,"journal":{"name":"2011 International Conference on Clean Electrical Power (ICCEP)","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121824656","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":"Voltage control in distribution networks using smart control devices of the Distributed Generators","authors":"V. Arcidiacono, M. Chiandone, Giorgio Sulligoi","doi":"10.1109/ICCEP.2011.6036385","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCEP.2011.6036385","url":null,"abstract":"Several factors lead to the increase of Distributed Generation (DG), including the ongoing penetration of electric power plants from renewable sources. However, most of present distribution networks have been designed as passive networks and present some relevant problems that prevent a strong penetration of DG. One of the major problems is the voltage rise due to active power injections made by distributed generators. This paper reviews control strategies that have been recently proposed to control the voltage profile of distribution networks and to mitigate voltage rise. A voltage rise mitigation strategy is then presented along with a mathematical formulation that encompasses both coordinated and local reactive power generation controls. A proposal for an implementation using smart control devices of the distributed generators is finally presented.","PeriodicalId":403158,"journal":{"name":"2011 International Conference on Clean Electrical Power (ICCEP)","volume":"293 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116570636","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. Favuzza, G. Graditi, M. Ippolito, F. Massaro, R. Musca, E. Riva Sanseverino, G. Zizzo
{"title":"Transition of a distribution system towards an active network. Part I: Preliminary design and scenario perspectives","authors":"S. Favuzza, G. Graditi, M. Ippolito, F. Massaro, R. Musca, E. Riva Sanseverino, G. Zizzo","doi":"10.1109/ICCEP.2011.6036321","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCEP.2011.6036321","url":null,"abstract":"In an European perspective, the focus of Smart Grids initiatives (SET Plan - Strategic Energy Technology Plan) is strictly linked with the main commitment to achieve the goals of the Climate and Energy Package 20-20-20, at the light of the three main pillars of the European energy policy: competitiveness, sustainability and security of supply. Smart grid technologies will enable load levelling of the electrical grid, allowing a power company to run cleaner power sources - such as hydroelectric, wind, or solar - while reducing the need to use carbon-emitting gas, coal, or oil plants to meet peak demand. In this framework the proposed paper refers about the technical economical feasibility study and the preliminary design of a demonstrator of a distribution electrical system for the transition towards active networks. The study has been carried out by University of Palermo and ENEA (Italy), on a portion of real MV/LV distribution system of the research center ENEA of Casaccia (Rome, Italy).1","PeriodicalId":403158,"journal":{"name":"2011 International Conference on Clean Electrical Power (ICCEP)","volume":"67 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122648173","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":"Simulation-based design of microgrid system for a resort community","authors":"K. Tanaka, K. Maeda","doi":"10.1109/ICCEP.2011.6036324","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCEP.2011.6036324","url":null,"abstract":"This paper proposes a simulation-based designing method for microgrid systems with rechargeable batteries. The design method is novel in that it consists of the following factors: a) a time-marching simulation system of a microgrid, which demonstrates the management of batteries, b) battery management algorithm to level the electric load, and c) the method to quantitatively evaluate microgrids based on the simulation results. We applied this design method to a resort community in Japan using the actual data, and proposed specific design options of a microgrid to be implemented in the community.","PeriodicalId":403158,"journal":{"name":"2011 International Conference on Clean Electrical Power (ICCEP)","volume":"71 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129743348","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}
F. Vallée, G. Brunieau, M. Pirlot, O. Deblecker, J. Lobry
{"title":"Optimal wind clustering methodology for electrical network adequacy studies using non sequential Monte Carlo simulation","authors":"F. Vallée, G. Brunieau, M. Pirlot, O. Deblecker, J. Lobry","doi":"10.1109/ICCEP.2011.6036392","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCEP.2011.6036392","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, several clustering methodologies are investigated in order to group together wind parks with close statistical behaviour. The proposed approach is practically founded on a fast incremental algorithm. The latter requires the definition of an objective function which is based in the present case on the definition of a Pearson correlation coefficient level. The advantage of such a clustering methodology is mainly perceptible in large scale electrical systems with increased wind penetration. Indeed, it allows to group together highly correlated wind parks into the same cluster and to integrate them in a realistic way into a non sequential Monte Carlo adequacy evaluation process. Here, the proposed clustering methodology is applied to 94 wind sites located in Occidental Europe. Then, in order to point out the efficiency of the proposed clustering methodology from the wind speed sampling point of view, an adequacy study is applied to the Roy Billinton Test System in the particular case of a single wind cluster.","PeriodicalId":403158,"journal":{"name":"2011 International Conference on Clean Electrical Power (ICCEP)","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128319662","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":"Photovoltaic technology for renewable electricity production: Towards net zero energy buildings","authors":"N. Aste, R. Adhikari, C. Del Pero","doi":"10.1109/ICCEP.2011.6036380","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCEP.2011.6036380","url":null,"abstract":"In Europe, the building sector consumes more than 40% of final energy use. The Directive on Energy Performance in Buildings (EPBD), adopted in 2002 and updated in 2010, is the main legislative instrument for energy efficiency in the building sector in the EU. This paper shortly demonstrates how it is possible to fulfill the “zero energy” objective imposed by the directive recast for new buildings after 2020. In detail, the application of renewable energy sources and in particular of photovoltaic technology, together with an high energy efficiency design of both the building envelope and energy supply systems have been illustrated, showing the obtained results through some relevant case studies.","PeriodicalId":403158,"journal":{"name":"2011 International Conference on Clean Electrical Power (ICCEP)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129084837","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":"Determination of operating reserve requirements considering geographical distribution of wind power plants","authors":"Doğan Gezer, Abdullah Nadar, C. Şahin, N. Ozay","doi":"10.1109/ICCEP.2011.6036395","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCEP.2011.6036395","url":null,"abstract":"Transmission System Operators (TSOs) in power systems have conventional methods for determining the amount of required operating reserves against load variations and generation outages. With the increase in penetration level of renewable energy resources, uncertainties in the power output of these types of power plants should also be considered by TSOs. Since the output of these types of power plants could not be estimated accurately, the reserve that should be kept for proper operation of power system could be determined with probabilistic approach. In this paper, standard deviation and Weibull distribution are used to estimate the amount of operating reserve required for wind power plants. Also, in order to investigate the effect of geographical distribution of wind power plants, the outputs of different wind power plants in different locations have been obtained.","PeriodicalId":403158,"journal":{"name":"2011 International Conference on Clean Electrical Power (ICCEP)","volume":"89 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124681503","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 Photovoltaic-Wind system as power solution for network operators in the D.R.Congo","authors":"K. Kusakana, H. Vermaak","doi":"10.1109/ICCEP.2011.6036357","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCEP.2011.6036357","url":null,"abstract":"Escalating diesel prices and to a lesser extent a desire to reduce global warming gasses, have caused most mobile operators to seriously start looking at alternatives to standard diesel electric set on remote sites. This paper investigates the possibility of using a hybrid Photovoltaic-Wind power system to supply Base Transceiver Station load in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Hybrid system has been sized using “The most unfavourable month method”. The simulation are performed using the Hybrid Optimization Model for Electric Renewable (HOMER), with wind speed, the solar radiation and the system components costs and technical data as inputs; and then compared with those of a diesel generation‥","PeriodicalId":403158,"journal":{"name":"2011 International Conference on Clean Electrical Power (ICCEP)","volume":"124 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128071068","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":"Simulation of overhead power line transfer capability in wind farms","authors":"C. Vilachá, A. Otero, J. C. Moreira, E. Míguez","doi":"10.1109/ICCEP.2011.6036302","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCEP.2011.6036302","url":null,"abstract":"This paper analyzes the cooling effect of the existing wind in the vicinity of overhead power lines required for evacuation of energy generated by wind farms. In these facilities, the correlation between the generated power and wind conditions allow to draw some interesting conclusions. There is evidence that in many cases, taking into account this effect on the calculation of the transfer capability of overhead lines, the conductor cross-section can be reduced significantly, thereby reducing the installation costs. In this work, a methodology to address this issue is proposed. The significance of the results is justified with the application to a real case.","PeriodicalId":403158,"journal":{"name":"2011 International Conference on Clean Electrical Power (ICCEP)","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121731595","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}