About: Wide area synchronous grid is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 2 publications have been published within this topic receiving 1 citations. The topic is also known as: interconnection & WASG.
TL;DR: In this paper, a microgrid can be defined as a local energy district that incorporates electricity, heat/cooling power and other energy forms, and can work in connection with the traditional wide area synchronous grid (macrogrid) or isolated mode.
Abstract: Generally, a microgrid can be defined as a local energy district that incorporates electricity, heat/cooling power and other energy forms, and can work in connection with the traditional wide area synchronous grid (macrogrid) or “isolated mode”. Additionally, with the trend of transportation electrification, the concept of microgrid has been gradually expanded to many mobile cases, such as electric vehicles, electric aircraft and all-electric ships. Different from conventional land-based microgrids, those mobile microgrids usually operate in isolated states and cannot exchange energy with the main grid. In recent years, microgrids have gradually become an important interface to integrate multiple energy sources, such as various renewable energy, which further presses the integration of energy storage systems into microgrids.
TL;DR: In this article, the design and performance analysis of a DC microgrid with battery-supercapacitor energy storage system under variable supercapacitors operating voltage is presented, where MATLAB 9.4 is used to implement the model and analysis.
Abstract: A microgrid is a localized group of electricity sources and loads that normally operate connected to and synchronous with the traditional wide area synchronous grid (macrogrid), as the number of DC-generating renewable energy sources is higher as compared to AC-generating sources, lesser converter units are required. This increases the overall efficiency of DC microgrid. A DC micro grid system is using a power network that enables the introduction of a large amount of solar energy using distributed photovoltaic generation units. This research deals with the design and performance analysis of a DC microgrid with battery-supercapacitor energy storage system under variable supercapacitor operating voltage. MATLAB 9.4 is using to implement the model and analysis.