ECE 6604PD
Distributed Generation
Fall 2023
Topics
- No. of Lectures
- Sub-Topics 3 DG Definitions and Standards, DG potential Definitions and terminologies; current status and future trends Technical and economic impacts 3 DG Technologies DG from renewable energy sources DG from non-renewable energy sources 6 Distributed generation applications, Operating Modes Base load; peaking; peak shaving and emergency power Isolated, momentary parallel and grid connection 6 DG interconnection, Interconnection
Readings
- 1. H. Lee Willis, and Walter G. Scott “Distributed Power Generation: Planning and
Undated
Topics
- Definitions and terminologies; current status and future trends
- Technical and economical impacts
- DG from renewable energy sources
- DG from non-renewable energy sources
- Base load; peaking; peak shaving and emergency power
- Isolated, momentary parallel and grid connection
- Characteristics of DG interface: Rotating machines
- Characteristics of DG interface: Static power converters
- General protection requirement; effect of transformer connections
- Voltage regulation; harmonics from DG; improving distribution system PQ via the DG interface
- Improving reliability with DG; Adverse impacts of DG on utility reliability
- Utility Issues
- Protective relays coordination
- Islanding prevention techniques
- Safety of personnel; utility-generator load match frequency; utility re-closing; synchronizing
- Energy (kWh), demand (kW), power factor penalties and utility standard cost, connection and operating costs and charges; life cycle cost and rate of return analysis
Readings
- R. Dugan, M. McGranaghan, S. Santoso and H. Beaty, Electrical Power System Quality, Second Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2002, ISBN 0-07-138622-X.
- Embedded Generation
- E. Acha, V. Agelidis, O. Anaya-Lara and T.J. Miller, Power Electronics Control in Electrical Systems, Newnes, 2002, ISBN 0-7506-5126-1.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
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