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