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Smart Grids, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Sources in Urban Areas: the “Smart Polygeneration Microgrid” of the University of Genoa
No full textUN SISTEMA DI CONTROLLO PER L’UTILIZZO DI DISPOSITIVI SSC PER LA COMPENSAZIONE DI POTENZA REATTIVA
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A mathematical model for the dynamic simulation of low size cogeneration gas turbines within smart microgrids
No full textMicroturbines represent a suitable technology to be adopted in smart microgrids since they are characterized by affordable capital and maintenance costs, high reliability and flexibility, and low environmental impact; moreover, they can be fed by fossil fuels or biofuels. They can operate in cogeneration and trigeneration mode, thus permitting to attain high global efficiency values of the energy conversion system from primary energy to electrical and thermal energy; from the electrical point of view, microturbines can operate connected to the distribution grid but also in islanded mode, thus enabling their use in remote areas without electrification. The paper describes the mathematical model that has been developed to simulate in off-design and transient conditions the operation of a 65 kWelcogeneration microturbine installed within a smart microgrid. The dynamic simulation model is characterized by a flexible architecture that permits to simulate other different size single-shaft microturbines. The paper reports the main equations of the model, focusing on the architecture of the simulator and the microturbine control system; furthermore the most significant results derived from the validation phase are reported too, referring to the microturbine installed in the Smart Polygeneration Microgrid of the Savona Campus at the University of Genoa in Italy
Photovoltaic generating units as reactive supply ancillary service providers
No full textThis paper addresses the issue of the application of PhotoVoltaic (PV) Distributed Generation (DG) units for supplying reactive power to the grid. In order to reach this aim, an advanced control scheme to suitably drive the injection of both active and reactive power into a MV radial distribution grid has been developed. Such algorithm allows a decoupled control of active and reactive power by properly adjusting the modulating signals of a PWM interface converter with the grid. A closed loop regulation scheme has been derived and guidelines for the choices of the reference quantities and for the design of the regulators are provided. The control algorithm has been applied to a real MV grid-connected PV power plant, which has been simulated in the PSCAD - EMTDC electromagnetic environment, in order to represent, with high detail, every system component and to thoroughly analyze the occurring electromagnetic transients. The positive effect of reactive power support to the grid from the PV unit has been highlighted, showing benefits on the grid current and voltage profiles with respect to the classical configuration, where the DG system behaves as a sole active power source. © 2008 The Berkeley Electronic Press. All rights reserved
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