A scalable dc microgrid architecture for rural electrification in emerging regions
A scalable dc microgrid architecture for rural electrification in emerging regions
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用于新兴地区农村电气化的可扩展直流微电网架构
DOI:
10.1109/apec.2015.7104427
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2015
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S. Sanders
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作者:
P. A. Madduri;J. Poon;Javier Rosa;Matthew Podolsky;E. Brewer;S. Sanders
We present the design and experimental validation of a scalable dc microgrid architecture for rural electrification. The microgrid design has been driven by field data collected from Kenya and India. The salient features of the microgrid are distributed voltage control and distributed storage, which enable developed world grid cost parity. In this paper, we calculate that the levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) for the proposed dc microgrid system will be less than $0.40 per kW-hr. We also present experimental results from a locally installed dc microgrid prototype that demonstrate the steady state behavior, the perturbation response, and the overall efficiency of the system. The experimental results demonstrate the suitability of the presented dc microgrid architecture as a technically advantageous and cost effective method for electrifying emerging regions.