A Hybrid Building Power Distribution System in Consideration of Supply and Demand-Side: A Short Overview and a Case Study

Yongming Zhang, Zhe Yan, Li Li and Jiawei Yao
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Yongming Zhang: College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
Zhe Yan: College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
Li Li: College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
Jiawei Yao: College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China

Energies, 2018, vol. 11, issue 11, 1-19

Abstract: As the quantity of direct current (DC) load and wireless power transmission (WPT) devices are continuously increasing in building, in order to efficiently utilize renewable energy (which outputs DC power) such as photovoltaic (PV), especially for building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV), and regeneration energy from elevators (which also outputs DC power), a novel building power distribution system architecture is explored in consideration of the characteristics of supply and demand-side in this paper. The proposed architecture is a hybrid framework integrated with conventional alternating current (AC) power distribution system, DC power distribution and WPT system. The applied AC and DC hybrid power distribution system has higher conversion efficiency than a single AC power system, which indicates that the former is becoming an important trend of building power distribution. In addition, the results of experimental test in a case study suggest that the proposed architecture can provide fine service for efficient application of renewable energy and regeneration energy in building. The obtained results also can serve as a foundation to promote the development of building power distribution system and related practical application in building.

Keywords: building power distribution; building micro-grid; alternating current (AC); direct current (DC); wireless power transmission (WPT); renewable energy; photovoltaic (PV); building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV); elevator regeneration energy; demand-side (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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