DC Grid for Domestic Electrification

G. Arunkumar, D. Elangovan, P. Sanjeevikumar, Jens Bo Holm Nielsen, Zbigniew Leonowicz and Peter K. Joseph
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G. Arunkumar: School of Electrical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) University, Vellore, Tamilnadu 632014, India
D. Elangovan: School of Electrical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) University, Vellore, Tamilnadu 632014, India
P. Sanjeevikumar: Center for Bioenergy and Green Engineering, Department of Energy Technology, Aalborg University, 6700 Esbjerg, Denmark
Jens Bo Holm Nielsen: Center for Bioenergy and Green Engineering, Department of Energy Technology, Aalborg University, 6700 Esbjerg, Denmark
Zbigniew Leonowicz: Department of Electrical Engineering, Wroclaw University of Technology, Wyb. Wyspianskiego 27, I-7, 50370 Wroclaw, Poland
Peter K. Joseph: School of Electrical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) University, Vellore, Tamilnadu 632014, India

Energies, 2019, vol. 12, issue 11, 1-12

Abstract: Various statistics indicate that many of the parts of India, especially rural and island areas have either partial or no access to electricity. The main reason for this scenario is the immense expanse of which the power producing stations and the distribution hubs are located from these rural and distant areas. This emphasizes the significance of subsidiarity of power generation by means of renewable energy resources. Although in current energy production scenario electricity supply is principally by AC current, a large variety of the everyday utility devices like cell phone chargers, computers, laptop chargers etc. all work internally with DC power. The count of intermediate energy transfer steps are significantly abridged by providing DC power to mentioned devices. The paper also states other works that prove the increase in overall system efficiency and thereby cost reduction. With an abundance of solar power at disposal and major modification in the area of power electronic conversion devices, this article suggests a DC grid that can be used for a household in a distant or rural area to power the aforementioned, utilizing Solar PV. A system was designed for a household which is not connected to the main grid and was successfully simulated for several loads totaling to 250 W with the help of an isolated flyback converter at the front end and suitable power electronic conversion devices at each load points. Maximum abstraction of operational energy from renewable sources at a residential and commercial level is intended with the suggested direct current systems.

Keywords: DC grid; microgrid; DC-DC converter; renewable energy (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: 2019
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