• DocumentCode
    1563230
  • Title

    Ultracapacitor energy storage for MicroGrid micro-generation

  • Author

    Binduhewa, P.J. ; Renfrew, A.C. ; Barnes, M.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Manchester Univ., Manchester
  • fYear
    2008
  • Firstpage
    270
  • Lastpage
    274
  • Abstract
    A microsource interface with energy storage would help to realise the plug and play functionality of a MicroGrid. This paper discusses the energy storage interface. Selection and sizing of the energy storage unit is explained. A bi-directional converter is used to interface the storage, and a controller is implemented to keep the output voltage of the converter approximately constant. The energy storage unit was connected to a PV system in simulation. The system response to the irradiance, temperature and load variations were analysed in this paper.
  • Keywords
    distributed power generation; power convertors; supercapacitors; PV system; bidirectional converter; energy storage interface; load variations; microgrid microgeneration; ultracapacitor energy storage; MicroGrid; dc-dc converters; photovoltaic panels; ultracapacitor;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Power Electronics, Machines and Drives, 2008. PEMD 2008. 4th IET Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    York
  • ISSN
    0537-9989
  • Print_ISBN
    978-0-86341-900-3
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    4528842