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DC Bus Voltage Regulator for Renewable Energy Based Microgrid Application

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dc.creator Mwinyiwiwa, Bakari M. M.
dc.date 2016-02-10T14:48:01Z
dc.date 2016-02-10T14:48:01Z
dc.date 2013-12
dc.date.accessioned 2018-04-18T11:49:35Z
dc.date.available 2018-04-18T11:49:35Z
dc.identifier Bakari M. M. Mwinyiwiwa “DC Bus Voltage Regulator for Renewable Energy Based Microgrid Application”, World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, International Journal of Electrical Science and Engineering Vol:7 No:12, 2013, pp. 486-491.
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/339
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/10062
dc.description Renewable Energy based microgrids are being considered to provide electricity for the expanding energy demand in the grid distribution network and grid isolated areas. The technical challenges associated with the operation and controls are immense. Electricity generation by Renewable Energy Sources is of stochastic nature such that there is a demand for regulation of voltage output in order to satisfy the standard loads’ requirements. In a renewable energy based microgrid, the energy sources give stochastically variable magnitude AC or DC voltages. AC voltage regulation of micro and mini sources pose practical challenges as well as unbearable costs. It is therefore practically and economically viable to convert the voltage outputs from stochastic AC and DC voltage sources to constant DC voltage to satisfy various DC loads including inverters which ultimately feed AC loads. This paper presents results obtained from SEPIC converter based DC bus voltage regulator as a case study for renewable energy microgrid application. Real-Time Simulation results show that upon appropriate choice of controller parameters for control of the SEPIC converter, the output DC bus voltage can be kept constant regardless of wide range of voltage variations of the source. This feature is particularly important in the situation that multiple renewable sources are to be integrated to supply a microgrid under main grid integration or isolated modes of operation.
dc.description Sida from Sweden
dc.language en
dc.publisher World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
dc.subject DC Voltage Regulator
dc.subject microgrid
dc.subject multisource
dc.subject Renewable Energy
dc.subject SEPIC Converter
dc.title DC Bus Voltage Regulator for Renewable Energy Based Microgrid Application
dc.type Journal Article


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