Design considerations for distributed micro-storage systems in residential applications

Author

Hussein, Ala Al-Haj ; Harb, Souhib ; Kutkut, Nasser ; Shen, John ; Batarseh, Issa

Author_Institution

Florida Energy Syst. Consortium (FESC), Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA

fYear

2010

fDate

6-10 June 2010

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

This paper presents some design considerations for distributed micro-storage systems in residential applications. In this paper, the term “micro-storage” refers to small residential energy storage units with a capacity of few kilowatt-hours. Generally, energy storage systems enhance the performance of distributed renewable generation systems and increase the efficiency of the entire power system. Energy storage allows for leveling the load, shaving peak demands, and furthermore, transacting power with the utility grid. Different micro-storage system architectures as well as analysis of system sizing are discussed in the paper. In addition, different energy storage technologies, inverter design considerations, and smart grid integration issues will be also presented.

Keywords

Batteries; Distributed control; Distributed power generation; Energy storage; Inverters; Power generation; Power supplies; Renewable energy resources; Smart grids; Solar power generation; Micro-storage system (MSS); distributed generation (DG); photovoltaic (PV); smart meter (SM); supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA);

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Telecommunications Energy Conference (INTELEC), 32nd International

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL, USA

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-3383-4

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-3384-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/INTLEC.2010.5525658

Filename

5525658