Title :
Performance Characterization for Photovoltaic-Vanadium Redox Battery Microgrid Systems
Author :
Nguyen, Tu A. ; Xin Qiu ; Guggenberger, Joe David ; Crow, Mariesa L. ; Elmore, Andrew Curtis
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Missouri Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Rolla, MO, USA
Abstract :
The integration of photovoltatics (PV) and vanadium redox batteries (VRB) in microgrid systems has proven to be a valuable, environmentally friendly solution for reducing the dependency on conventional fossil fuel and decreasing emissions. The integrated microgrid system must be characterized to develop appropriate charging strategies specifically for VRBs, sizing microgrid systems to meet a given load, or comparing the VRB to other energy storage technologies in different applications. This paper provides a performance characterization analysis in a PV-VRB microgrid system for military installations under different conditions of load and weather. This microgrid system is currently deployed at the Fort Leonard Wood army base in Missouri, USA.
Keywords :
battery storage plants; distributed power generation; photovoltaic power systems; secondary cells; vanadium; Fort Leonard Wood army base; Missouri; PV-VRB integration; PV-VRB microgrid system; USA; charging strategy; conventional fossil fuel; emission reduction; energy storage technology; integrated microgrid system; military installations; performance characterization analysis; photovoltaic-vanadium redox battery microgrid systems; sizing microgrid systems; Batteries; Energy storage; Microgrids; Renewable energy sources; Voltage control; Efficiency characterization; energy storage; microgrid; renewable energy; vanadium redox battery (VRB);
Journal_Title :
Sustainable Energy, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TSTE.2014.2305132
