Title: Power electronics in smart grid distribution power systems: a review

Authors: Ehab H.E. Bayoumi

Addresses: Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technology, Abu Dhabi Men's College (ADMC), Higher Colleges of Technology, Abu Dhabi 25035, UAE

Abstract: Distributed generation (DG) in smart grid (SG) is being employed as a means of achieving increased reliability for electrical power systems as regarded by consumers. As the most of DG technologies utilise renewable sources, the power electronic interface plays a vital role to match the characteristics of a DG unit with the grid requirements. This paper presents the power electronics capabilities required for DG systems in SG to convert the generated power into useful power that can be directly interconnected with the utility grid and/or that can be used for consumer applications. Because of the enhancement and the different power ranges of power electronics devices, the development of advanced power electronic interface that is scalable to meet different power requirements, with modular design, lower cost, and improved reliability, will improve the overall performance and durability of smart grid distributed power systems.

Keywords: power electronics; smart grid; distribution generation; fuel cells; battery storage systems; BSS; flywheel storage systems; plug-in electric vehicles; interface design; modular design.

DOI: 10.1504/IJIED.2016.077673

International Journal of Industrial Electronics and Drives, 2016 Vol.3 No.1, pp.20 - 48

Received: 19 Feb 2016
Accepted: 29 Mar 2016
Published online: 12 Jul 2016 *

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