• DocumentCode
    2398217
  • Title

    Feasibility of a DC network for commercial facilities

  • Author

    Sannino, Ambra ; Postiglione, Giovanna ; Bollen, Math H J

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Power.Eng., Chalmers Univ. of Technol., Gothenburg, Sweden
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    13-18 Oct. 2002
  • Firstpage
    1710
  • Abstract
    This paper analyzes the feasibility of direct current for the supply of offices and commercial facilities. This is done by analyzing a case study, i.e. the supply to a university department. Voltage drop calculations have been carried out for different voltage levels. A back-up system for reliable power supply is designed based on commercially available batteries. Finally, an economic evaluation of AC vs. DC is performed.
  • Keywords
    DC power transmission; power distribution economics; DC network; back-up system; batteries; commercial facilities; economic evaluation; offices; power distribution; power transmission; reliable power supply; university department power supply; voltage drop calculations; Batteries; Fuel cells; Industrial power systems; Photovoltaic cells; Power engineering and energy; Power system economics; Power system reliability; Rectifiers; Uninterruptible power systems; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Industry Applications Conference, 2002. 37th IAS Annual Meeting. Conference Record of the
  • Conference_Location
    Pittsburgh, PA, USA
  • ISSN
    0197-2618
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7420-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IAS.2002.1043764
  • Filename
    1043764