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.