A technical and economical study of implementing a micro-grid system at an educational institution

Author

Purser, Matthew S. ; Kalaani, Youakim ; Haddad, Rami J.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Georgia Southern Univ., Statesboro, GA, USA

fYear

2015

fDate

18-20 Feb. 2015

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

Micro-grids are among the basic components in the future distributed generation smart grid systems. The transmission efficiency improvements and the utilization of renewable energy sources are some of the key advantages of using micro-grids in power systems. In this paper, the technical and economical study of implementing a micro-grid system at an educational institution is discussed and presented. Multiple types of distributed generators were considered including gas-fired generator units, solar photovoltaic, fuel cell, and bio-power systems. Several simulations were conducted using HOMER and a detailed economic analysis of implementing a micro-grid system is presented including recommended actions.

Keywords

distributed power generation; power distribution economics; renewable energy sources; smart power grids; HOMER; bio-power systems; distributed generation smart grid systems; economical study; educational institution; fuel cell; gas-fired generator units; microgrid system; power systems; recommended actions; renewable energy sources; solar photovoltaic systems; technical study; Economics; Fuel cells; Generators; Microgrids; Natural gas; Photovoltaic systems; Economic Analysis; HOMER; Micro-grid; Smart Grid;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference (ISGT), 2015 IEEE Power & Energy Society

Conference_Location

Washington, DC

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISGT.2015.7131781

Filename

7131781