Project Edison: SMART-DC

Author

Williamson, B.J. ; Redfern, M.A. ; Aggarwal, R.K. ; Allinson, J. ; Harris, C. ; Bowley, P. ; Hotchkiss, R.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Bath, Bath, UK

fYear

2011

fDate

5-7 Dec. 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

10

Abstract

The “War of the Currents” has raged since the 1880s and has been revitalised with the move to widespread use of computers and communications, low energy LED lighting and renewable energy generators. “Project Edison: SMARTDC” is a demonstration project using a DC (Direct Current) smart supply network for ICT and lighting at the University of Bath, UK. A centralised AC/DC converter provides power through a low voltage distribution system to an array of computers and monitors which are part of the library´s education support facilities. This bulk DC network provides a secure supply for individual computers and monitors together with several advantages for the AC power network.

Keywords

AC-DC power convertors; air pollution; computer power supplies; data acquisition; demand side management; distributed power generation; energy storage; harmonic distortion; light emitting diodes; photovoltaic power systems; project management; smart power grids; voltage distribution; AC power network; AC-DC converter; DC smart supply network; LED lighting; Project Edison:SMAR-DC; University of Bath; battery backup system; carbon emission reduction; computers array; current harmonics; data acquisition; data analysis; electricity supply security; environmental advantage; harmonic distortion; library education support facilities; low voltage distribution system; photovoltaic cell; renewable energy generator; smart demand management; smart grid; Computers; Harmonic analysis; Harmonic distortion; Monitoring; Power harmonic filters; Power supplies; dc network; demand offsetting; intelligent demand management; micro-generation; smart grid;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (ISGT Europe), 2011 2nd IEEE PES International Conference and Exhibition on

Conference_Location

Manchester

ISSN

2165-4816

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-1422-1

Electronic_ISBN

2165-4816

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISGTEurope.2011.6162642

Filename

6162642