Economic and Resilience Improvement for Radial and Meshed Grids

  1. Enrique Rosales-Asensio 2
  2. Miguel de Simón-Martín 3
  3. Jorge Blanes-Peiró 3
  4. Alberto González-Martínez 3
  5. Antonio Colmenar-Santos 1
  1. 1 Department of Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Control, Telematics and Chemistry Applied to Engineering, UNED
  2. 2 University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Campus de Tafira
  3. 3 Departamento de Ingeniería Eléctrica y de Sistemas y Automática, Escuela de Ingenierías Industrial E Informática Campus de Vegazana, Universidad de León
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Book:
Energy System Resilience and Distributed Generation

Publisher: Springer

ISSN: 1612-1287,  1860-4676

ISBN: 9783031677533,  9783031677540

Year of publication: 2024

Pages: 239-296

Type: Book chapter

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-67754-0_8 GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

A resilient photovoltaic system, which comprises the joint use of photovoltaic solar panels and electrochemical storage that is capable of operating both with and without grid connection, is capable of providing an added service both during normal grid-connected operation and when a blackout occurs (as opposed to a traditional solar system, which is only operational when the grid is operational). When the conventional power grid is in normal operation, resilient photovoltaic systems are able to generate revenue and/or reduce the electricity bill. During blackouts, resilient photovoltaic systems are capable of providing critical emergency power. The research presented here evaluates the technical and economic feasibility of systems based on photovoltaic solar energy and electrochemical storage in three critical infrastructures. To this end, the research presented here assigns a monetary value to the cost of avoiding a blackout. The research presented here used REopt software to optimally select and dimension different resilient schemes. For each of the cases evaluated the resilient systems were able to obtain benefits associated with the substitution of the energy use of the electricity grid, the reduction of charges for the use of energy during peak energy periods, and the modification of energy purchase periods from periods of high cost to periods of low cost. For all cases the model found the optimal combination of technologies capable of minimizing the cost of energy throughout the life cycle of the project. The results of the research presented showed that assigning a value to the cost of blackouts can have a major impact on the economic viability of a resilient solution. For all cases the net present value of a system was always higher when a value was assigned to resilience. The values assigned to resilience were higher for users of radio networks, which are more prone to blackouts, and lower for users with meshed networks, which enjoy more reliable networks. Despite the fact that for the investigation presented here only three types of infrastructure were assessed, similar results could be expected for other critical infrastructure with similar loads and electricity tariffs. Resilient systems using photovoltaic solar panels that are limited in size could provide both economic savings during normal grid-connected operation and limited emergency power during blackouts. When these systems based on photovoltaic solar energy and electrochemical storage are used in conjunction with an emergency diesel group, these resilient “hybrid” systems are capable of satisfying critical loads during short and long term blackouts.

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