Distribution Generation Microgrid ANNA UNIVERSITY SYLLABUS

PS5071	DISTRIBUTED GENERATION AND MICROGRID	L	T	P	C
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UNIT I                       INTRODUCTION                                                                               9

Conventional  power    generation:   advantages  and  disadvantages,  Energy  crises,          Non-

conventional energy (NCE) resources: review of Solar PV, Wind Energy systems, Fuel Cells, micro-turbines, biomass, and tidal sources.

UNIT II                       DISTRIBUTED GENERATIONS (DG)                                      9

Concept of distributed generations, topologies, selection of sources, regulatory standards/ framework, Standards for interconnecting Distributed resources to electric power systems: IEEE 1547. DG installation classes, security issues in DG implementations. Energy storage elements: Batteries, ultra-capacitors, flywheels. Captive power plants

UNIT III                      IMPACT OF GRID INTEGRATION                                        9

Requirements for grid interconnection, limits on operational parameters,: voltage, frequency, THD, response to grid abnormal operating conditions, islanding issues. Impact of grid integration with NCE sources on existing power system: reliability, stability and power quality issues.

UNIT IV                   BASICS OF A MICROGRID                                                           9

Concept and definition of microgrid, microgrid drivers and benefits, review of sources of microgrids, typical structure and configuration of a microgrid, AC and DC microgrids, Power Electronics interfaces in DC and AC microgrids

UNIT V                      CONTROL AND OPERATION OF MICROGRID               9

Modes of operation and control of microgrid: grid connected and islanded mode, Active and

reactive power control, protection issues, anti-islanding schemes: passive, active and communication based techniques, microgrid communication infrastructure, Power quality issues in microgrids, regulatory standards, Microgrid economics, Introduction to smart microgrids.

TOTAL :           45        PERIODS

REFERENCES

1      Amirnaser Yezdani, and Reza Iravani, “Voltage Source Converters in Power Systems: Modeling, Control and Applications”, IEEE John Wiley Publications, 2010.

2      DorinNeacsu, “Power Switching Converters: Medium and High Power”, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, 2006

3      Chetan Singh Solanki, “Solar Photo Voltaics”, PHI learning Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi,2009

4      J.F. Manwell, J.G. McGowan “Wind Energy Explained, theory design and applications”, Wiley publication 2010.

5      D. D. Hall and R. P. Grover, “Biomass Regenerable Energy”, John Wiley, New York, 1987.

6      John Twidell and Tony Weir, “Renewable Energy Resources” Tyalor and Francis Publications, Second edition 2006.