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Development of Standardized Power Electronic Components, Subsystems, and Systems for Increased Modularity and Scalability.

DE2008920941

Publication Date	2007
Personal Author	Chakraborty, S.; Kern, G.; Pink, C.; Price, J.; Kroposki, B.
Page Count	53
Abstract	Power electronics devices hold substantial promise for making distributed energy applications more efficient and cost effective. This project is motivated towards developing and testing inverters that will allow distributed energy systems to provide ancillary services such as voltage and VAR regulation, and increased grid reliability by seamlessly transitioning between grid-tied and stand-alone operation modes. The objectives of this project are to identify system integration and optimization issues and technologies and to provide solutions through research, analysis, and testing of power electronic interfaces for distributed energy applications that are cost-competitive and have substantially faster response times than conventional technologies. In addition, the testing of power electronics interfaces will develop a technical basis for performance assessment for distributed energy systems, subsystems, and components that will finally create a foundation for standardized measurements and test procedures. The ultimate goal for this research is to advance the potential benefits of distributed energy to provide ancillary services, enhance power system reliability, and allow customer choice.
Keywords	Electric generators Distributed energy Inverters Power supplies Circuits Voltage control Modularity Electronic equipment Integrated power electronics module Electrical systems Reliability Performance evaluation Power electronics
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200817
Contract Number	AC36-99-GO10337

Development of Standardized Power Electronic Components, Subsystems, and Systems for Increased Modularity and Scalability.

Development of Standardized Power Electronic Components, Subsystems, and Systems for Increased Modularity and Scalability.
DE2008920941

Publication Date	2007
Personal Author	Chakraborty, S.; Kern, G.; Pink, C.; Price, J.; Kroposki, B.
Page Count	53
Abstract	Power electronics devices hold substantial promise for making distributed energy applications more efficient and cost effective. This project is motivated towards developing and testing inverters that will allow distributed energy systems to provide ancillary services such as voltage and VAR regulation, and increased grid reliability by seamlessly transitioning between grid-tied and stand-alone operation modes. The objectives of this project are to identify system integration and optimization issues and technologies and to provide solutions through research, analysis, and testing of power electronic interfaces for distributed energy applications that are cost-competitive and have substantially faster response times than conventional technologies. In addition, the testing of power electronics interfaces will develop a technical basis for performance assessment for distributed energy systems, subsystems, and components that will finally create a foundation for standardized measurements and test procedures. The ultimate goal for this research is to advance the potential benefits of distributed energy to provide ancillary services, enhance power system reliability, and allow customer choice.
Keywords	Electric generators Distributed energy Inverters Power supplies Circuits Voltage control Modularity Electronic equipment Integrated power electronics module Electrical systems Reliability Performance evaluation Power electronics
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200817
Contract Number	AC36-99-GO10337