 Operational planning of an independent microgrid containing tidal power generators, SOFCs, and photovoltaicsObara, Shin’ya, Masahito Kawai, Osamu Kawae and Yuta Morizane Applied Energy, 2013, vol. 102, issue C, 1343-1357 Abstract: The development of local energy systems is important to curtailing global warming and improving public safety. Therefore, in this work, the basic performance of an independent microgrid consisting of tidal power generators, photovoltaics, fuel cells, and heat pumps to locally produce energy for local consumption was analyzed. Fast tidal currents near inlets that join lakes to the sea were converted into electrical energy via a three-phase synchronized generator connected to Darius water turbines. On the basis of the results of an oceanographic survey, the production of electricity and the CO2 emissions of each generator were calculated using balanced equations for electricity and heat. The calculations indicated that 33% of the CO2 emissions were associated with the energy supplied through conventional methods during the summer season. Although the frequency and waveform of the electricity of the microgrid were high quality, improvement in the voltage regulation was still required. Keywords: Local energy; Tidal power generation; Microgrid; Green energy; Numerical simulation; Photovoltaics (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:appene:v:102:y:2013:i:c:p:1343-1357 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.07.005 Access Statistics for this article Applied Energy is currently edited by J. Yan More articles in Applied Energy from Elsevier |
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