Distributed Energy-Resource Design Method to Improve Energy Security in Critical Facilities
This paper presents a user-friendly design method for accurately sizing the distributed energy resources of a stand-alone microgrid to meet the critical load demands of a military, commercial, industrial, or residential facility when utility power is not available. The microgrid combines renewable r...
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| author | Petros Siritoglou Giovanna Oriti Douglas L. Van Bossuyt |
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| description | This paper presents a user-friendly design method for accurately sizing the distributed energy resources of a stand-alone microgrid to meet the critical load demands of a military, commercial, industrial, or residential facility when utility power is not available. The microgrid combines renewable resources such as photovoltaics (PV) with an energy-storage system to increase energy security for facilities with critical loads. The design method’s novelty complies with IEEE Standards 1562 and 1013, and addresses resilience, which is not taken into account in existing design methods. Several case studies simulated with a physics-based model validate the proposed design method and demonstrate how resilience can be included in the design process. Additionally, the design and the simulations were validated by 24 h laboratory experiments conducted on a microgrid assembled using commercial off-the-shelf components. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0c36b796ccb747138b5ffa04e80ee1de2023-11-21T19:20:28ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732021-05-011410277310.3390/en14102773Distributed Energy-Resource Design Method to Improve Energy Security in Critical FacilitiesPetros Siritoglou0Giovanna Oriti1Douglas L. Van Bossuyt2Hellenic Navy, Athens, 18648 Attica, GreeceDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA 93943, USADepartment of Systems Engineering, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA 93943, USAThis paper presents a user-friendly design method for accurately sizing the distributed energy resources of a stand-alone microgrid to meet the critical load demands of a military, commercial, industrial, or residential facility when utility power is not available. The microgrid combines renewable resources such as photovoltaics (PV) with an energy-storage system to increase energy security for facilities with critical loads. The design method’s novelty complies with IEEE Standards 1562 and 1013, and addresses resilience, which is not taken into account in existing design methods. Several case studies simulated with a physics-based model validate the proposed design method and demonstrate how resilience can be included in the design process. Additionally, the design and the simulations were validated by 24 h laboratory experiments conducted on a microgrid assembled using commercial off-the-shelf components.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/10/2773energy securityoff-gridstand-alonephotovoltaicssolarbatteries |
| spellingShingle | Petros Siritoglou Giovanna Oriti Douglas L. Van Bossuyt Distributed Energy-Resource Design Method to Improve Energy Security in Critical Facilities Energies energy security off-grid stand-alone photovoltaics solar batteries |
| title | Distributed Energy-Resource Design Method to Improve Energy Security in Critical Facilities |
| title_full | Distributed Energy-Resource Design Method to Improve Energy Security in Critical Facilities |
| title_fullStr | Distributed Energy-Resource Design Method to Improve Energy Security in Critical Facilities |
| title_full_unstemmed | Distributed Energy-Resource Design Method to Improve Energy Security in Critical Facilities |
| title_short | Distributed Energy-Resource Design Method to Improve Energy Security in Critical Facilities |
| title_sort | distributed energy resource design method to improve energy security in critical facilities |
| topic | energy security off-grid stand-alone photovoltaics solar batteries |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/10/2773 |
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