Renewable Energy Potential for Micro-Grid at Hvide Sande

Decarbonization of ports is a major goal to reduce their global carbon footprint. The port of Hvide Sande is located on the coast of the North Sea in Denmark and it has the potential to utilize various renewable energy sources. Wind and solar thermal parks are already installed there. Wave energy is an alternative to solar and wind energies and...

A market framework for grid balancing support through imbalances trading

To correct grid imbalances and avoid grid failures, the transmission system operator (TSO) deploys balancing reserves and settles these imbalances by penalizing the market actors that caused them. In several countries, it is forbidden to influence the grid imbalances in order to let the TSO retain full control of grid regulation. In this...

Novel Topology of Saturated-core Fault Current Limiter

Increasing levels of fault currents in utility grids are expected to result in mechanical and thermal overstresses of different power system components. To cope with these increased levels, expensive upgrades and replacements of currently employed Circuit Breakers might be required in the near future. Fault Current Limiters (FCLs) are expected...

Genset-Solar-Wind Hybrid Power System of Off-grid Power Station for Rural Applications

A hybrid power system (HPS) which consists of diesel Genset, PV-arrays and wind turbines with energy storing and power electronic devices is discussed in this paper. An inventory of different connection topologies is made for some of the sources generate AC power and others generate DC power. By comparative study on the system efficiency, the...