Title :
The DC house for low power households - DC-DC converter analysis
Author :
Venter, Christo ; Raji, Atanda ; Adonis, Marco
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr., Electron. & Comput. Eng., Cape Peninsula Univ. of Technol., Cape Town, South Africa
fDate :
March 31 2015-April 1 2015
Abstract :
Renewable energy generation is achieving ever deeper penetration into the power grid because of its advantages. Renewable power sources are becoming more and more popular and renewable energies have many advantages including reduced environmental impact. This paper presents a design framework to implement a DC powered house. Different aspects of this solution will be described. A possible standard voltage for a DC house will be determined as well as the amount of power used by a small household. As the prices on renewable energy generators such as photovoltaic panels´ decreases, it makes DC power systems more attractive. The paper also covers the design and simulation of a DC-DC converter used in the solution to provide DC power to a household. Load tests are simulated and show the effects of load changes on the stability of the DC network.
Keywords :
DC-DC power convertors; photovoltaic power systems; power grids; DC network stability; DC power systems; DC powered house; DC-DC converter analysis; load tests; low power households; photovoltaic panels; power grid; reduced environmental impact; renewable energy generation; renewable power sources; Economics; Heating; Standards; Switches; DC-DC power converters; distributed power generation; hybrid power systems; load management;
Conference_Titel :
Domestic Use of Energy (DUE), 2015 International Conference on the
Conference_Location :
Cape Town
DOI :
10.1109/DUE.2015.7102974
