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A continually growing demand for reliable energy supply makes existing power systems more heavily loaded and evokes engineers and experts to look for feasible immediate solutions in power energy transmission. One of these solutions might be a bulk power transmission network at extra high voltages based on direct current.
Currently, high voltage direct current (HV DC) transmission has been only realized in point-to-point systems and back-to-back arrangements. Thus, the next logical step in this development would be an HV DC network. In principle, it might have certain advantages over a conventional high voltage AC system, as it could be less closely meshed covering larger areas and transmit higher electric power with lower losses.
However, no well-grounded investigations concerning possible layout and operation of an HV DC network are publicly available. Experience from the HV DC lines does not allow to make substantial conclusions regarding the requirements for an HV DC network.
Therefore, some basic questions on the operation of an HV DC network need to be answered mainly from systems simulations.
This analysis aims at the investigation of the techno-economic RES potentials and to minimize GHG emissions in the ENTSO-E. The ENTSO-E represents one of the world’s largest economic regions with a GDP of 19,835 billion US dollar (23%) and a primary energy consumption of 29,705 TWh (18%). ENTSO-E is coined with high degrees of fossil energy dependencies (49.9%) from third-party countries and contributes 3,517 Mt CO2eq (9%) to global GHG emissions. The Primary Sources onshore wind, offshore wind, utility-scale PV, and CSP techno-economic potentials are assessed via GIS-based georeferenced spatial analysis. Solar rooftop potentials are calculated based on a per capita approach. The Secondary Sources bioenergy, hydropower, geothermal, and hydrokinetic energy potentials are approximated based on meta-analysis. Primary and Secondary Sources potentials are input into the IES linear optimization model to simulate an energy system with high shares of RES and PTX. It is found that RES-based primary energy production potentials account for 13,492 TWh and energy dependency could be reduced by 6,482 TWh to 20.5%. Compared to the base year 1990, the direct GHG emission reduction amounts to 3,246 Mt CO2eq (70.7%). This reduction does not correspond with the EU reduction target of 80–95%. Hence, RES-based fuel imports, such as synthetic fuels and hydrogen, from third-party countries become necessary, to substitute fossil fuels and reduce domestic emissions. Additional GHG reduction potentials are suspected in the indirect emission sectors agriculture and waste management. In reference to the Sankey methodology, the analysis entails comprehensive energy flow balances for the ENTSO-E 2016 and 2050 energy systems. The ENTSO-E member countries exhibit heterogeneous properties regarding RES potentials, GHG emissions, and energy dependencies, and, hence, must be assessed individually. Integrated energy systems with high shares of RES and PTX represent a promising means to decrease direct energy use and non-energy use emissions as well as energy dependencies significantly.
A Simulation analysis to improve the dielectric strength inside High Voltage Vacuum Interrupters
(2015)
Vacuum circuit breakers are expected to be one of the possible alternatives for SF6 circuit breakers in transmission voltages up to 230kV because of the excellent insulation as well as environmental friendly characteristics of vacuum. But for higher voltages, maintaining the electrical insulation inside and outside the interrupter tube is very important and becoming a challenge for the design engineers. Normally a vacuum interrupter consists of metal shields sandwiched between the ceramic insulator blocks inside the tube. The primary purpose of these metal shields is to protect the insulator walls by avoiding metal vapor deposition during the arcing process. On the other hand, these metal shields also influence the electric field distribution inside the interrupter tube. The presence of the metal shields may reduce the dielectric strength of the interrupter tube if proper measures are not taken.
This research is devoted to provide the information about the possible areas inside and outside the interrupter tube that are considered as critical in terms of dielectric strength because of the presence of metal shields. Possible solutions are also given in this thesis to overcome the high field stress in these critical areas with the help of 2D simulations that are simulated in ANSYS Maxwell.
The critical areas and their respective solutions presented in this work are (1) unidentified edges outside the interrupter tube which are formed by the metal shields that are inserted between the ceramic blocks. These edges, at high field stress, may act as a source of discharges between the interrupter tube and the outer insulator. This problem can be reduced by the combination of using a pressurized insulating gas (which is in this case N2) between interrupter tube and outer insulator and by extending the unidentified edges and covering them with field grading rings which are conductive in nature. (2) Triple junctions (Vacuum-Ceramic-Metal shield) are the sources of high field stress inside the interrupter tube and are considered as a primary source of Secondary Electron Emission Avalanche that takes place on the (3) ceramic surface. The triple junction emissions can be avoided by properly designing the insulator geometry at point of contact with the metal shield. In addition, inserting metal parts of certain depth at the both ends of the ceramic insulators can also reduce the field stress at the triple junctions and avoid surface flashovers on the ceramic surface. (4) The gap between the metal shield and the contact rod is also considered to be a critical area which can be highly stressed (field) if the geometry of metal shield curvature is not properly designed. Various metal shield curvatures are proposed and simulated and an optimum geometry is suggested that reduces the electric field stress between the metal shield and contact rod. Using this optimized metal shield curvature, the diameter of the interrupter tube can be reduced considerably which in turn reduces the size of the interrupter tube.
This PhD project started from one basic question: whether vacuum technology can be applied to 145kV electrical power system networks as a potential substitution to SF6 technology which has been utilised for decades of practice, due to environment and economic concerns. Possible threats and challenges, which might cause problems for the proposed replacement, are identified mainly in three areas: (1) small inductive current switching, (2) capacitive load current switching and (3) short-line fault switching. Three circuit-breaker programming models, therefore, have been developed based on statistic data provided by breaker manufactures: (1) a maximum di/dt fixed model which has been utilised for small inductive current switching tests and capacitive load current de-energising tests; (2) a dynamic di/dt model adopting from Mayr’s classic arc model for SF6 circuit-breakers which has been utilised for short-line fault tests; and (3) a current making model for capacitive load current energising tests. In a general conclusion, vacuum technology shows its superiority in most of the switching duties although in some rare cases, SF6 technology still stands a chance to break it even. But if we take the environment and economic factors into consideration, vacuum is definitely worth investigating in the future market.
For several decades HVDC technology was used primarily for point-to-point bulk power transmission. Although multiterminal HVDC systems are very few in number, it is expected that multiple HVDC links may be interconnected into HVDC transmission grid. Since every meshed grid requires reliable protection solution, an HVDC circuit breaker must be developed and introduced. This thesis focuses on the performance evaluation of different HVDC circuit breaker concepts. The performance evaluation study is carried out by means of numerical simulations. The obtained quantitative results describe capabilities and limitations of different HVDC circuit breaker concepts as well as the reaction of HVDC network on switching operations. Different converter protection measures and in particular application of fault current limiter were considered, too. Based on the research findings, a number of recommendations for HVDC circuit breaker development are given and suggestions for further research activities are presented.
The Electric power crisis is one of the major problems in Bangladesh, the gap between demand and generation is increasing day by day. Moreover, most of the power plants are gas based which will be phased out in future. An alternate electric supply is an essential part for electrifying the developing countries, in this context an innovative approach of rural electrification including DC microgrid, mini-grid and nanogrid would be technically and economically feasible. The thesis draws also attention on the development of technology which enables community owned power system to emerge in the rural areas based on distributed SHS and demand of that community.
Firstly, the electric status and renewable potential in Bangladesh are studied and considered those data into the software based simulation to analysis the technical feasibility to implement DC microgrid by Homer pro tools. The distributed RES (Renewable Energy sources) considered solar PV and biomass. The booming of a large number of individual SHS (Solar Home System) in Bangladesh, bottom-up energy sharing concept would have studied to configure the optimal design of microgrid system and different configuration including grid connected and DC and AC system studied.
Secondly, The PV module is highly dependent on cell temperature and solar irradiance, the ambient temperature, and solar irradiance mathematical equation have been considered to model and simulate in MATLAB/SIMULINK based environment. Similarly charge controller, battery operation, and performance analysis with respect to the PV model. In the distributed energy sources are mainly SHS including large size and regular also model and simulate in MATLAB/SIMULINK software. For instance, the thesis mainly focuses on an optimal design, planning, sizing of DC hybrid microgrid, the SHS, and biomass-based power system with the goal of maximizing the efficiency and reliability. Homer Pro tool used in the work for design an optimal configuration and sizing for technical feasibility.
Finally, a model of DC microgrid compresses with micro sources like SHS systems, µ-CHP, the household loads model in MATLAB/SIMULINK. Decentralized SHS control strategies (droop control) and operation also design and model in MATLAB/SIMULINK environment, where DC – DC converter needs to couple SHS and DC microgrid.
With the large-scale expansion of decentralized power generation from renewable energy resources (RES) and reduction of fossil fuel-based power generation, this leads to fundamental structural changes in the power supply system. The transition is characterized by a shift from central to decentral, from directional to bi-directional. As the share of renewable power systems in the electricity grid increases, the inherent uncertainty of renewable energies poses challenges to the grid system’s stability.
To achieve increased efficiency, decarbonisation, decentralization, and digitisation in energy sector, a flexible and resilient energy system is required. Electrical energy data and non-electrical energy data are generated from various sources, including the supervisory control and data acquisition system (SCADA), geographic information system (GIS), and weather information system. Based on these data, different spatial and temporal models of energy systems and their databases are created and connected. This thesis contributes to the analysis of regional power performance. To this end, an efficient simplified grid-oriented network cluster is presented to account for the regional allocation of RES power systems. The model clustering includes the grid topology, temporal and spatial resolution, and the structure of electrical and non-electrical data. This approach contributes to methodological aspects of energy system modelling and analysis.
In addition, based on the proposed cluster model, this thesis presents the physical profile-based and data-driven methods to estimate the regional large-scale photovoltaic (PV) and wind power generations. In order to adapt to the spatial-temporal heterogeneity of the regional renewable power generations and to improve the local power utilization rate, this thesis conducts empirical analyses of the regional energy storage and combined PV and wind power systems using cable pooling with shared grid connection.
In summary, this thesis presents a flexible modelling approach that takes into account the regional allocation of renewable power systems and enables a more accurate estimation of regional power generation. The proposed model and analytical methods can help the efficiency and resiliency of the energy system and support the transition towards renewable energies.
The use of renewable energy sources, either off-grid or on-grid to supply electricity, has been done by developed countries since many years ago. Developing countries, for example Indonesia especially east part of Indonesia have recently started this way whereas renewable energy potential for example hydro, PV and wind are abundantly available. The lack of research and data is one of the obstacles to precede the use of renewable energy in this area, meanwhile this area has electricity shortages problem that occurred quite often.
Combined hydro, PV, wind, coal and diesel generators will solve electricity shortages problem in Palu (Indonesia). Integration of Hydro, PV and wind into PALAPAS utility grid will decrease levelized cost of energy from US$ 0.145 per kWh to US$ 0.133 per kWh. Sensitivity analysis against fluctuating fuel cost (from US$ 0.4 per litre to US$ 1.6 per litre) will increase levelized cost of energy before integrating renewable energy into the grid from US$ 0.145 per kWh to US$ 0.455 per kWh and will increase levelized cost of energy after integrating RE into the grid from US$ 0.133 per kWh to US$ 0.403 per kWh.
Repowering grid with integrating hydro, PV and wind will increase power quality especially by using configuration based on homer results. Buses voltage and buses frequency showed better result before, during and after some faults based on Homer simulation results. Voltage spectrum and sinusoidal waveform voltage are showing less distortion after integrating hydro, PV and wind into the grid even with no distortion based on Homer results.
A cellular approach to optimize the integration of renewable generation into distribution networks
(2022)
The steady growth of the renewable-based technologies in the last twenty years has changed the character of the power systems significantly. Until today, there are more than 112 GW installed photovoltaic and wind parks in Germany and around 90% of the installed renewable generators are integrated into distribution networks. As a result, distribution networks are often facing congestion problems and more investments are needed for the required network development plans.
The political decisions in Germany for increasing the share of renewables in electricity consumption up to 65% until 2030 and the nuclear phase out until 2022 and further shutdowns of the coal power plants raised serious concerns about the reliability of power supply and feasibility of the transition plan.
The present dissertation has a look over the recent developments and offers a methodology for reduction of the resulted costs from further integration of renewable generators into the distribution networks. The suggested methodology is based on a cellular approach and helps also to postpone the unnecessary costly network expansions. Furthermore, it helps to integrate the renewable generators in an optimized way which has an added value to move towards the defined sustainability goals.
The proposed methodology has two steps. The first step is made up of the cellular approach and grey wolf optimization in MATLAB environment. In this step, the optimal combination of technologies for fulfillment of the defined goals are found out. The second step consists of the quasi dynamic simulations in PowerFactory environment. In this step, the suggested results from MATLAB optimization are investigated in semi-real situations. With the quasidynamic simulations, it is checked whether the results are tolerable from the point of view of network operation and whether it is possible to facilitate the network operation with certain strategies.
In the last years, energy prices for German households have been increasing constantly. Some reasons for that include: the dependency of Germany on external fossil fuels to supply its energy demand, the decision to invest in renewable energy generation and to shut down all its nuclear power plants. Nowadays households are already able to generate energy on-site, however the generation potential depends on climatic conditions as well as the specific location and the type of the building. The aim of this work is to evaluate whether a community of new efficient single-family houses can generate enough energy on-site to supply its electricity and heating demand over the year based on renewable energy sources and with the support of energy storage systems, including electric vehicles. The theoretical community is situated in the city of Cottbus, Germany. For this community, an electricity load profile was designed based on the use of common devices and separated in controllable and uncontrollable loads. Electricity is generated on-site through photovoltaic panels and small wind turbines, and the electricity generation potential is evaluated based on the community’s available space, which is rather limited, and the actual regulations in the State of Brandenburg. A comparison of the available technologies to supply the heating demand as well as to store energy in the household sector is presented and discussed. It is assumed that each household has an electric vehicle that can be charged and also discharged in the community as an extra energy storage system. A software simulation system was designed with which an energy balance analysis is carried out based on hourly values of supply and demand. Under the assumptions taken for this study, the results of the simulation show that the community is able to generate more energy than consumed throughout a year, however in a few occasions there is not enough energy available to supply the community’s energy demand. Water can be heated up to 70°C at least once a week preventing the bacterium Legionella to grow. The community is able to supply 99% of the uncontrollable load group demand and 97% of the controllable load group demand. There is enough energy available to heat space during the cold months, if heat pumps with a coefficient of performance greater than two are used. The electric vehicles can be charged using the energy generated in the community via grid or extra battery banks. If energy prices continue to increase, German households will try to find solutions to reduce their energy bills. The integration of several households forming a community network is a solution that optimizes the energy use and space (especially taking wind turbines in consideration), and reduces investments. However, the implementation of such a community still depends on the availability of space, improvement and price reduction of energy storage systems, regulations for energy exchange as well as willingness of the people living in such a community to adapt their daily routine according to the availability of energy.