• DocumentCode
    2382232
  • Title

    DC power systems: Challenges and opportunities

  • Author

    Saeedifard, M. ; Graovac, M. ; Dias, R.F. ; Iravani, R.

  • Author_Institution
    Energy Sources & Syst. Group, Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    25-29 July 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    7
  • Abstract
    The ever increasing penetration depth of Distribution Energy Resources (DER) and the development of power electronics devices have a significant impact on the development of DC power transmission and distribution systems. This paper provides an overview of the recent advancement and also envisioned research and development on DC grids, with the objective of identification and discussion of the corresponding issues. Brief descriptions of DC grids at various voltage levels and their benefits are presented and discussed. Different layouts for the DC grids are presented and the associated technical issues are highlighted.
  • Keywords
    DC transmission networks; distribution networks; power grids; DC grids; DC power distribution systems; DC power systems; DC power transmission; distribution energy resources; DC Grids; HVDC Transmission; Microgrids; Power Converters; Wind Energy Conversion;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Power and Energy Society General Meeting, 2010 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Minneapolis, MN
  • ISSN
    1944-9925
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-6549-1
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1944-9925
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PES.2010.5589736
  • Filename
    5589736