Autor(es): Leite, V. ; Ferreira, Ângela P. ; Batista, José ; Couto, José
Data: 2015
Identificador Persistente: http://hdl.handle.net/10198/16986
Origem: Biblioteca Digital do IPB
Assunto(s): Microgrids; Distributed generation; Self-sustainable systems
This article reports the ongoing research on the performance assessment of an experimental microgrid which integrates various renewable energy sources. The microgrid is based on a modular commercial solution, up to a rated power of 5 kW, integrating storage devices, a backup diesel generator and various renewable energy sources and also distributed energy sources developed under ongoing R&D projects, such as the integration of a pico hydropower plant with an interface able to perform power factor compensation of the microgrid, which is introduced briefly. The performance assessment of this microgrid is conducted through a characterization of different operational states and also a preliminary energy balance of the microgrid during a time span of 4 days.
The authors would like to acknowledge the financial support provided by the European Regional Development Fund, under the Interreg Project 0128_PROBIOENER_2_E.
