Comparative analysis of AC DC Microgrids for the Saudi Arabian distribution system

Author

Ali, Syed Q. ; Babar, Muhammad S. ; Maqbool, Syed D. ; Al- Ammar, Essam A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Power, King Saud Univ., Riyadhv, Saudi Arabia

fYear

2012

fDate

7-10 May 2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

8

Abstract

A Microgrid is a devised grouping of loads, generation sources and energy storage interfaced through fast response power electronics to form a small scale power network. The paper discusses the complexities that could be faced by the existing Saudi Arabian Grid when Distributed Generation Resources are introduced to it. Considering a case of small microgrid and simulating a network similar to T and D structure of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), comparative analysis of two different buses (AC and DC) for the microgrid is presented.

Keywords

distributed power generation; power distribution; power grids; AC DC microgrids; KSA; Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Saudi Arabian distribution system; distributed generation resources; energy storage; fast response power electronics; generation sources; small scale power network; Batteries; Complexity theory; Frequency control; Inverters; Power quality; Rectifiers; AC; DC; Distributed Generation; Islanding; Microgrid; Point of Common Coupling; Smart Grid;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition (T&D), 2012 IEEE PES

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL

ISSN

2160-8555

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-1934-8

Electronic_ISBN

2160-8555

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/TDC.2012.6281475

Filename

6281475