The potential of solar carports in an AC/DC hybrid microgrid

Kruse, Sándor (2020) The potential of solar carports in an AC/DC hybrid microgrid. Master's Research Project 2, Energy and Environmental Sciences.

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Abstract

Over the past years the concept of hybrid microgrids has become more and more interesting. The implementation of this type of configuration presents several advantages to generate local power and to supply local demand. This research is, therefore, focused on the design of a hybrid microgrid of which a solar carport is part of. An average Dutch office building is taken as a reference. A solar covered parking lot, a battery, and electric vehicles are considered to be present on the DC side of the microgrid, and a load and grid connection on the AC side. A two-level control strategy is proposed to control the hybrid microgrid with the objective to minimize the power exchange with the utility grid. Consequently, simulations have been conducted to test the individual control layers as well as the two-level control strategy. Finally, the hybrid microgrid is compared with four alternative configurations, ranging from only a local load and the load induced by the EVs to a solar carport connected to the local load. Based on the results, it can be stated that the hybrid microgrid can reduce the dependency on the grid significantly as well as improve the coordination of meeting local demand with local supply.

Item Type:	Thesis (Master's Research Project 2)
Supervisor name:	Benders, R.M.J. and Scherpen, J.M.A.
Degree programme:	Energy and Environmental Sciences
Thesis type:	Master's Research Project 2
Language:	English
Date Deposited:	08 Apr 2020 08:58
Last Modified:	08 Apr 2020 08:58
URI:	https://fse.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/21744

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