Role of Distributed Generation in Reinforcing the Critical Electric Power Infrastructure
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IEEE2001WMPanel;
RoleofDistributedGenerationinReinforcingtheCriticalElectricPower
Infrastructure.
Title:MicrogridsPanelist;BobLasseter
IntroductionEnvironmentallyfriendlyrenewableenergytechnologiessuchasphotovoltaicsandclewefficient,fossil-fielstechnologiessuchasmicro-turbinesandfbelcellsareamongnewgeneratingsystemsdrivingthedemandfordistributedgenerationofelectricity.If
combinedheatandpoweratresident~industrialplantsorcommercialbuildingcanbe
achievedtheefficienciescanbehigherthanconventionalcentralgenerationplants.The
smallnessofthesenewdistributedgenerationalongwiththelowvoltagesattheinterface
createanewclassofproblemswhichrequiresinnovativeapproachestomanagingand
operatingthedistributedresources.Onesuchconceptisthemicrogrid.
EmergingGenerationTechnologies
Thetrendsintechnologypointstowardsmallness,underthe500kWlevel.Anexcellentexamplearethesmallgasfiredmicro-turbinesinthe25-100kWrangethatcanbemass
producedatlowcost.Theyaredesignedtocombinethereliabfityofonboardcommercialaircraflgeneratorswiththelowcostofautomotiveturbochargers.These
systemsarehighspeedturbines(50,000-90,000rpm)withairfoilbearings.Theyaresmallandusepowerelectronictointerfiwewiththeload.ExamplesincludeHoneywell’s
75-kWTurbogenerator,AllisorI/GE.50-kWgeneratorandCapstone’s30kWsystem.
Fuelcellsarealsowellsuitedfordistributedgenerationapplications.Theyofferhigh
efficiencyandlowemissions,buttoday’scostsarehigh.Phosphoricacidcellare
commerciallyavailableinthe200kWrange,whilesolidoxideandmoltencarbonatecellareinapre-commercialstageofdevelopment.InOctober1997theU.S.Departof
EnergyandArthurD.Littleunveiledthe“first-everon-boardgasolinepoweredfielcell
fortheautomobile”.Thepossibilityofusinggasolineasafbelforcellshasresultedinamajordevelopmenteffortbytheautomotivecompanies.Thisworkisfocusedtowardsthepolymerelectrolytemembrane(J?EM)fiielcells.
In1997BallardGenerationSystemsformedastrategicallianceswithDaimler-ChryslerandFordtodevelopthenextgenerationofefficientandcleanenginesfortheworld’svehiclesusingtheBallard’sPEMfhelcell.Theseenginesareexpectedtomeettheperformanceandrangebetweenrefielingrequirementsoftransportationvehiclesataprojectedfuelcellcostof$200perkW.Thistogetherwithmuchhigherefficiencyand
withoutthesignificantpollutingemissionsassociatedwiththeinternalcombustion
engineareexpectedtoresultinfielcellscapturingemergingmarkets.ManyotherleadinginternationalautomobdecompaniesaremakingmajorinvestmentsinfielcellsincludingGeneralMotors,Hond~Nis~Volkswage~Volvo,andMatsushitaElectric.
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Iffhelcellsfortranspirationbecomearealitytheywillalsoprovideastationarypower
sourceunderthe100kWrangeataverycompetitiveprice.
Mixedfhelcellandmicro-turbinesystemswillalsobeavailableasdistributed
generation.InajointDOEWestinghouseprojectasolidoxidefuelcellhasbeen
combmedwithagasturbinecreatingacombinedcyclepowerplant.Ithasexpected
electricalefficiencyofgreaterthan70percentwithlowandandvirtuallyzero.Theexpectedpowerlevelsrangefrom250-kWto2.5-MW
Distributedresourcesincludemorethansmallgeneratorsandfbelcells.Storage
technologiessuchasbatteries,ultracapacitorsandflyWheelplayanimportantrole.
Combiningstoragewithmicro-sourcesprovidepeakpowerandride-throughcapabilitiesduringdisturbances.Storagesystemsarefiumoreefficientthanfiveyearsago.Flywheelsystemscandeliver700-kWfor5secondswhile28-cellultracapacitorscanprovideupto12.5kWforafewseconds.
Micro-sourceIssuesThesetechnologieshaveverydflerentissuesthannormallyfoundintraditionalpower
sources.Forexampletheareappliedveryclosetothecustomersloadatvoltageof480
voltsorless,requirepowerelectronicsanddifferentmethodsofcontrolanddispatch.All
ofthesesenergytechnologiesprovideadcoutputwhichrequirespowerelectronicsto
interfacewiththepowernetworkanditsloads.Inmostcasestheconversionwillbe
petiormedusingavoltagesourceconverterwithapossibilityofphasewidthmodulation
toprovidef~controlofvoltagemagnitude.
Powerelectronicinterfacesintroducesnewcontrolissuesandnewpossibfities.Asystem
withclustersofmicro-generatorsandstoragecouldbedesignedtooperateinbothanislandmodeandconnectedtothepowergrid.Onelargeclassofproblemsarerelatedthe
fhctthatmicro-turbmesandfbelcellhaveslowresponseandareinertia-less.Itmustberememberedthatthecurrentpowersystemshavestorageingenerators’inertia.Whena
newloadcomesonlinetheinitialenergybalanceissatisfiedbythesystem’sinertia.Thisresultsinaslightreductioninsystemfrequency.Asystemwithclustersofmicro-
generatorscouldbedesignedtooperateinanislandmodeprovidesomeformofstoragetoprovidetheinitialenergybalance.
ThecontrolofinvertersusedtosupplypowertoanACsysteminad~tributedenvironmentshouldbebasedoninformationavailablelocallyattheinverter.Inasystemwithmanymicro-sources,communicationofinformationbetweensystemsisimpractical.