Local Alternative for Energy Supply: Performance Assessment of Integrated Community Energy Systems

Koirala, Binod Prasad; Ávila, José Pablo Chaves; Gómez, Tomás; Hakvoort, Rudi A.; Herder, Paulien M.

doi:10.3390/en9120981

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“…An EMS is used to schedule the resources of a microgrid and it is responsible for communication with the microgrid components [18]. Initially, AC microgrids were evolved, as the conventional power systems were dominated by the AC form [19].…”

Section: Fuzzy Logic-based Operation Of Battery Energy Storage Systemmentioning

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Fuzzy Logic-Based Operation of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESSs) for Enhancing the Resiliency of Hybrid Microgrids

2017

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Abstract:The resiliency of power systems can be enhanced during emergency situations by using microgrids, due to their capability to supply local loads. However, precise prediction of disturbance events is very difficult rather the occurrence probability can be expressed as, high, medium, or low, etc. Therefore, a fuzzy logic-based battery energy storage system (BESS) operation controller is proposed in this study. In addition to BESS state-of-charge and market price signals, event occurrence probability is taken as crisp input for the BESS operation controller. After assessing the membership levels of all the three inputs, BESS operation controller decides the operation mode (subservient or resilient) of BESS units. In subservient mode, BESS is fully controlled by an energy management system (EMS) while in the case of resilient mode, the EMS follows the commands of the BESS operation controller for scheduling BESS units. Therefore, the proposed hybrid microgrid model can operate in normal, resilient, and emergency modes with the respective objective functions and scheduling horizons. Due to the consideration of resilient mode, load curtailment can be reduced during emergency operation periods. Numerical simulations have demonstrated the effectiveness of the proposed strategy for enhancing the resiliency of hybrid microgrids.

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Section: Fuzzy Logic-based Operation Of Battery Energy Storage Systemmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Charging and discharging rates of a battery are governed by the Coulomb rates (C-rates) [26,27]. The constraint for C-rate of charging (κ C ) is given by Equation (18). The output of BESS operation controller could be very high (VH), high (H), low (L), or very low (VL).…”

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Fuzzy Logic-Based Operation of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESSs) for Enhancing the Resiliency of Hybrid Microgrids

2017

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“…Nevertheless, the heat pumps installed in the substation need electric energy: the electric grid is thus also involved in the development of CDH network. The diffusion of small size electric energy consumers that can be remotely controlled can lead to the implementation of an effective integrated community energy system [85]. The creation of electrically driven substation can thus be a way to connect a thermal grid with the electric grid.…”

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The Innovative Concept of Cold District Heating Networks: A Literature Review

Pellegrini

Bianchini

2018

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Abstract:The development of sustainable and innovative solutions for the production and supply of energy at district level is nowadays one of the main technical challenges. In the past, district heating and cooling networks aimed to achieve greater energy efficiency through the centralization of the energy production process but with relevant losses related to heat transport. Moving towards a higher share of renewables and lower demand of primary energy requires redesign of the energy district networks. The novel concept of cold district heating networks aims to combine the advantages of a centralized energy distribution system with low heat losses in energy supply. This combined effect is achieved through the centralized supply of water at relatively low temperatures (in the range 10-25 • C), which is then heated up by decentralized heat pumps. Moreover, cold district heating networks are also very suitable for cooling delivery, since cold water supplying can be directly used for cooling purposes (i.e., free cooling) or to feed decentralized chillers with very high energy efficiency ratio. This paper provides a preliminary literature review of existing cold district heating networks and then qualitatively analyses benefits and drawbacks in comparison with the alternatives currently used to produce heat and cold at district level, including the evaluation of major barriers to its further development.

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“…Further motivations of members to join an ICES are reduced energy costs and increased environmental performance. Criteria to assess and describe ICES include locality, modularity, flexibility, intelligence, synergic behavior, customer engagement, and efficiency [11]. Moreover, new market platforms emerge with the integration of local generation and demand, and members often trade energy in a local price setting which makes it possible to share costs and benefits from investments [22,23].…”

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“…The acceptance, support, and participation of citizens is essential to successfully manage these ongoing energy transitions [7][8][9][10]. claim that the emergence of Integrated Community Energy Systems (ICES) along with the social-technical transition of the energy system provide major contributions to the sustainable development [11]. They define an ICES as a collection of distributed energy resources as well as demand side and storage activities to a system which provides local energy security and reduces the dependency on the central grid.…”

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Facilitating Energy Transition through Energy Commons: An Application of Socio-Ecological Systems Framework for Integrated Community Energy Systems

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Integrated Community Energy Systems (ICES) are an emerging local energy system focusing on the collective use of distributed energy resources (DER). These socio-technical systems (STSs) have a high potential to advance the transition towards socially inclusive, environmentally-friendly energy systems and to stimulate the local economy. While there is an analogy between energy in ICES and other common goods such as natural resources, it is not clear to what extent the existing theoretical framework for Socio-ecological Systems (SES) on the commons accounts for the specificities of common resources in ICESs and other STSs. This research explores the applicability of the SES framework to energy commons that are firmly embedded in STS with reference to the DE Ramplaan ICES in the Netherlands. The formation process and governance characteristics of this ICES are revised, further aided by stakeholder interviews. A framework and a strategic plan that can be used to design and implement an ICES are proposed.

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Local Alternative for Energy Supply: Performance Assessment of Integrated Community Energy Systems

Cited by 64 publications

References 42 publications

Fuzzy Logic-Based Operation of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESSs) for Enhancing the Resiliency of Hybrid Microgrids

Fuzzy Logic-Based Operation of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESSs) for Enhancing the Resiliency of Hybrid Microgrids

The Innovative Concept of Cold District Heating Networks: A Literature Review

Facilitating Energy Transition through Energy Commons: An Application of Socio-Ecological Systems Framework for Integrated Community Energy Systems

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