Energy management for integration of alternative sources and composite storage system connected to the grid

Author(s)

Renan Fernandes Bastos

• Document type: Doctoral Thesis
• Press: São Carlos.
• Institution: Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos (EESC/SBD)
• Defense date: 2016-10-27

Examining board members

Ricardo Quadros Machado; Claudionor Francisco do Nascimento; Marcelo Suetake; José Carlos de Melo Vieira Junior; Marcelo Gradella Villalva

• Advisor: Ricardo Quadros Machado

Abstract

This Ph.D. dissertation aims the study and development of topologies and control techniques to integrate various alternative sources such as solar and wind, coupled to a direct current (DC) common bus and connect them to the distribution grid. Storage devices such as battery banks and ultracapacitors will form a hybrid storage structure that is responsible for the power supplying in periods in which the sources are unable (times of the day in which the light incidence is low or when the wind amount is scarce). Power management algorithms will be implemented so the alternative sources and storage devices exchange energy, in order to make smoother the power injection profile in the grid, eliminating the fluctuations that are created naturally by alternative sources. With a smooth power profile, energy management systems based on alternative sources may become more reliable and predictable, improving planning capacity in a scenario in which the renewable energy sources have a high penetration in the energy matrix. To obtain such a result, two power management methodologies are executed; the first one is based on ultracapacitors and aims to deliver constant power to the distribution network, even when the power production is zero. However, this technique allows constant power just for a few minutes, once the ultracapacitor capacity is limited. The second strategy is based on the bank of batteries combined with ultracapacitors, forming the hybrid storage system. In this management structure, the storage devices communicate with each other in order to perform a power sharing, resulting in a filtrated power profile delivered to the distribution network. In this strategy, the batteries are responsible to providing average power while ultracapacitors are in-charge of the transient power, sparing the batteries from supplying power peaks. In a second moment, two other load sharing methodologies are proposed for hybrid systems, but are based on decentralized techniques, i.e. storage devices do not communicate with each other to make the power sharing. Experimental and simulated results will prove the effectiveness of the control strategies and management methodologies. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 12/12770-2 - integration of alternative sources system connected to the grid
• Grantee: Renan Fernandes Bastos
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate