Green - growing a reliably efficient electrical nanogrid: load sensing power conditioning of adaptively managed renewable power systems incorporating energy storage and generation

渥太华大学的SUNLAB太阳能研究小组正在与Solantro半导体公司合作，以解决清洁能源系统的开发问题，这将为市场带来负担得起的智能电网技术。该合作正在开发一种“纳米网格”架构，这是一个住宅大小的电力系统，包括太阳能，电池和能源管理，以创建一个完整而小型的电网，可以作为独立的电力系统运行，与其他纳米网格互连，或连接到主电网。目前，小型电网的建设和运营成本更高，但为偏远社区提供的电力更差、更不可靠。我们的研究将使用Solantro的集成电路芯片组实现纳米网格架构，以提供一种低成本的解决方案，创新地建立一个稳定的自形成网格;结合小尺寸，结果是一个即插即用的可扩展产品，也可以学习和适应电力需求和可用资源。这项研究计划将在渥太华大学的一个10千瓦的屋顶太阳能系统上实施这项技术。研究人员将深入研究各种系统配置和环境条件下的性能。 结果将导致芯片组可用于商业化到下一代功率调节设备出售的许多供应商。这项技术的市场广阔且增长迅速，包括加拿大偏远社区、地球仪各地的发展中村庄、城市住宅和商业建筑以及需要能源安全的政府机构。 这项研究还将培养一批新的工程专业学生进入新兴的智能电网和可再生能源发电部门。

The University of Ottawa's SUNLAB Solar Research Group is joining forces with Solantro Semiconductor to tackle the development of clean energy systems that will bring affordable and smart electrical grid technology to market. The collaboration is developing a "nanogrid" architecture, which is a residential-sized power system that includes solar power, batteries and energy management to create a complete yet small grid that can be operated as a stand-alone power system, be interconnected with other nanogrids, or be connected to a main electricity grid. Present day small grids are more expensive to build and operate, and yet provide poorer and less reliable power to remote communities. Our research will implement a nanogrid architecture using Solantro's integrated circuit chipsets to provide a low-cost solution that innovatively establishes a stable self-forming grid; combined with the small size, the result is a plug-n-play scalable offering that can also learn and adapt to power needs and available resources. This research proposal will undertake a full system implementation of the technology with a 10 kW rooftop solar system located at the University of Ottawa. Researchers will study in-depth the performance against a wide range of system configurations and environmental conditions. Outcomes will lead to chipsets available for commercialization into next generation power conditioning equipment sold by numerous vendors. The markets for this technology are vast and growing quickly, including remote Canadian communities, developing villages around the globe, urban residential and commercial buildings, and government agencies requiring energy security. The research will also train a wave of new engineering students into the burgeoning smart grid and renewable energy power sector.