Abstract
A stand-alone renewable-energy system employing a hydrogen-based energy store is under development. In order to interconnect the various generators, loads and a storage system, a central DC bus bar has been proposed. The rotating generators, such as the wind turbines, are connected through standard industrial drives operating in regenerative mode. The DC devices: electrolyser, fuel cell and solar photovoltaic (PV) array, require custom DC-DC converters to connect to the central bus bar. In this paper, a review of the various converters required for the interconnection of such a system is presented. The practicalities of implementing such a system and, in particular, the DC-DC converters are discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 644-648 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - Sep 2004 |
| Event | 39th International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC 2004) - Bristol, United Kingdom Duration: 6 Sep 2004 → 8 Sep 2004 |
Conference
| Conference | 39th International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC 2004) |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| City | Bristol |
| Period | 6/09/04 → 8/09/04 |
Keywords
- DC generators
- wind turbines
- wind energy generation
- solar power generation
- renewable energy resources
- power system interconnection
- hydrogen storage
- fuel cells
- energy storage
- DC-DC power converters
Cite this
Little, M., Thomson, M., & Infield, D. G. (2004). Power converters for use in stand-alone renewable-energy systems incorporating hydrogen storage. 644-648. Paper presented at 39th International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC 2004) , Bristol, United Kingdom.