• DocumentCode
    2879326
  • Title

    Design approaches for a sustainable off-grid power system

  • Author

    Kaas, Arne W S ; Bauer, Pavol

  • Author_Institution
    Fac. of Electr. Eng., Delft Univ. of Technol., Delft, Netherlands
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    7-10 Nov. 2011
  • Firstpage
    3129
  • Lastpage
    3133
  • Abstract
    Sustainable off-grid power systems are a cost efficient solution for the foundation of small electricity networks in rural areas, because the large distance from the grid makes it too expensive to supply electricity from the grid. This paper will introduce three sizing approaches and their consequences for the operation of such a system. The three design approaches are; No renewable energy dumping, optimal cost and completely renewable.
  • Keywords
    power grids; renewable energy dumping; sizing approach; small electricity networks; sustainable off-grid power system; Batteries; Generators; Hybrid power systems; Renewable energy resources; Solar energy; Supply and demand; Wind energy; Hybrid power systems; average system efficiency; modular system control; modular system design; sustainable energy;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    IECON 2011 - 37th Annual Conference on IEEE Industrial Electronics Society
  • Conference_Location
    Melbourne, VIC
  • ISSN
    1553-572X
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-61284-969-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IECON.2011.6119810
  • Filename
    6119810