Distributed Energy-Resource Design Method to Improve Energy Security in Critical Facilities

Petros Siritoglou, Giovanna Oriti and Douglas L. Van Bossuyt
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Petros Siritoglou: Hellenic Navy, Athens, 18648 Attica, Greece
Giovanna Oriti: Department of Electrical Engineering, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA 93943, USA
Douglas L. Van Bossuyt: Department of Systems Engineering, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA 93943, USA

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 10, 1-20

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: energy security; off-grid; stand-alone; photovoltaics; solar; batteries; microgrid; distributed energy resources; IEEE Standards (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: 2021
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