Real-time tool for management of smart polygeneration grids including thermal energy storage

Applied Energy

Volumn 130, Issue , 2014, Pages 670-678

  Ferrari, Mario L ^a   Pascenti, Matteo ^a   Sorce, Alessandro ^a   Traverso, Alberto ^a   Massardo, Aristide F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Distributed generation; Plant management; Real time software; Smart grids; Thermal energy storage

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTED POWER GENERATION; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM INTERCONNECTION; HEAT STORAGE; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; PILOT PLANTS; PLANT MANAGEMENT; THERMAL ENERGY;

DISTRIBUTED GENERATION SYSTEM; EXPERIMENTAL CAMPAIGN; HARDWARE PLATFORM; PLANT OPERATIONS; REAL-TIME SOFTWARE; RESULT COMPARISON; SMART GRID; THERMAL DISTRIBUTIONS;

SOFTWARE TESTING;

COMBUSTION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SOFTWARE; TURBINE;

EID: 84904805544     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.02.025     Document Type: Article

References (35)

1. US EPA. Inventory of US Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2001. 2003 EPA 430-R-03-004. Washington (DC): US Environmental Protection Agency; 2003.
2. Desideri U., Yan J. Clean energy technologies and systems for a sustainable world. Appl Energy 2012, 97:1-4.
3. Magistri L., Costamagna P., Massardo A.F., Rodgers C., MacDonald C.F. A hybrid system based on a personal turbine (5kW) and a solid oxide fuel cell stack: a flexible and high efficiency energy concept for the distributed power market. J Eng Gas Turbines Power 2002, 124(4):850-857.
4. Wissner M. The smart grid - a saucerful of secrets?. Appl Energy 2011, 88:2509-2518.
5. McDonald J. Adaptive intelligent power systems: active distribution networks. Energy Policy 2008, 36:4346-4351.
6. El-Khattam W., Salama M.M.A. Distributed generation technologies, definitions and benefits. Electric Power Syst Res 2004, 71(2):119-128.
7. Kyriakarakos G., Dounis A.I., Rozakis S., Arvanitis K.G., Papadakis G. Polygeneration microgrids: a viable solution in remote areas for supplying power, potable water and hydrogen as transportation fuel. Appl Energy 2011, 88:4517-4526.
8. Thornton A., Monroy C.R. Distributed power generation in the United States. Renew Sustain Energy Rev 2011, 15:4809-4817.
9. Tan W.S., Hassan M.Y., Majid M.S., Rahman H.A. Optimal distributed renewable generation planning: a review of different approaches. Renew Sustain Energy Rev 2013, 18:626-645.
10. Javed F., Arshad N., Wallin F., Vassileva I., Dahlquist E. Forecasting for demand response in smart grids: an analysis on use of anthropologic and structural data and short term multiple loads forecasting. Appl Energy 2012, 96:150-160.
11. Arce P., Medrano M., Gil A., Oró E., Cabeza L.F. Overview of thermal energy storage (TES) potential energy savings and climate change mitigation in Spain and Europe. Appl Energy 2011, 88:2764-2774.
12. Rady M. Thermal performance of packed bed thermal energy storage units using multiple granular phase change composites. Appl Energy 2009, 86:2704-2720.
13. Wang W., Yang X., Fang Y., Ding J., Yan J. Preparation and thermal properties of polyethylene glycol/expanded graphite blends for energy storage. Appl Energy 2009, 86:1479-1483.
14. Sari A., Alkan C., Karaipekli A. Preparation, characterization and thermal properties of PMMA/n-heptadecane microcapsules as novel solid-liquid microPCM for thermal energy storage. Appl Energy 2010, 87:1529-1534.
15. Castell A., Martorell I., Medrano M., Pérez G., Cabeza L.F. Experimental study of using PCM in brick constructive solutions for passive cooling. Energy Build 2010, 42:534-540.
16. Khan K.H., Rasul M.G., Khan M.M.K. Energy conservation in buildings: cogeneration and cogeneration coupled with thermal-energy storage. Appl Energy 2004, 77:15-34.
17. Acharya N., Mahat P., Mithulananthan N. An analytical approach for DG allocation in primary distribution network. Int J Electric Power Energy Syst 2006, 28(10):669-678.
18. Kumar A., Gao W. Optimal distributed generation location using mixed integer non-linear programming in hybrid electricity markets. IET Gener Transm Distrib 2010, 4(2):281-298.
19. Mithulananthan N., Oo T., Phu L.V. Distributed generator placement in power distribution system using genetic algorithm to reduce losses. Thammasa Int J Sci Technol 2004, 9(3):55-62.
20. Galanti L., Massardo A.F. Micro gas turbine thermodynamic and economic analysis up to 500kWe size. Appl Energy 2011, 88:4795-4802.
21. Ferrari M.L. Solid oxide fuel cell hybrid system: control strategy for stand-alone configurations. J Power Sources 2011, 196(5):2682-2690.
22. Bozzo M, Caratozzolo F, Traverso A. Smart polygeneration grid: control and optimization system. ASME paper GT2012-68568, ASME Turbo Expo 2012, Copenhagen, Denmark.
23. Ferrari M.L., Massardo A.F. Cathode-anode interaction in SOFC hybrid systems. Appl Energy 2013, 105:369-379.
24. Ferrari M.L., Pascenti M., Magistri L., Massardo A.F. Hybrid system test rig: start-up and shutdown physical emulation. J Fuel Cell Sci Technol 2010, 7:021005-1-021005-7.
25. Ferrari M.L., Traverso A., Pascenti M., Massardo A.F. Early start-up of SOFC hybrid systems with ejector cathodic recirculation: experimental results and model verification. Proc Inst Mech Eng, Part A: J Power Energy 2007, 221:627-635.
26. Ferrari M.L., Pascenti M., Traverso A.N., Massardo A.F. Hybrid system test rig: chemical composition emulation with steam injection. Appl Energy 2012, 97:809-815.
27. E-HUB European Collaborative Project No. 260162, Annex I, May 2010.
28. Ferrari ML, Pascenti M, Traverso A, Massardo AF. An experimental facility for tests on distributed generation systems. International conference on applied energy 2012, Suzhou, China, Paper ID: ICAE2012-A10204.
29. http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/statistics_explained/index.php/Electricity_and_natural_gas_price_statistics.
30. De Paepe W., Delattin F., Bram S., De Ruyck J. Steam injection experiments in a microturbine - a thermodynamic performance analysis. Appl Energy 2012, 97:569-576.
31. Buck R., Friedmann S. Solar-assisted small solar tower trigeneration systems. J Solar Energy Eng 2007, 129:349-354.
32. Ghigliazza F., Traverso A., Massardo A.F., Wingate J., Ferrari M.L. Generic real-time modeling of solid oxide fuel cell hybrid systems. J Fuel Cell Sci Technol 2009, 6(2):021312-1-021312-7.
33. Ferrari M.L., Traverso A., Pascenti M., Massardo A.F. Plant management tools tested with a small-scale distributed generation laboratory. Energy Convers Manage 2014, 78:105-113.
34. Caratozzolo F., Ferrari M.L., Traverso A., Massardo A.F. Emulator rig for SOFC hybrid systems: temperature and power control with a real-time software. Fuel Cells 2013, 6:1123-1130.
35. Nicolini M. Thermal energy storage systems optimization for forest biomass and natural gas-fired cogeneration plants. Master Thesis. University of Genoa [in Italian], 2012.