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Title: Comparative Study of DC and AC Microgrids in Commercial Buildings Across Different Climates and Operating Profiles: Preprint

Abstract

Bosch has developed and demonstrated a novel DC microgrid system designed to maximize utilization efficiency for locally generated photovoltaic energy while offering high reliability, safety, redundancy, and reduced cost compared to equivalent AC systems. Several demonstration projects validating the system feasibility and expected efficiency gains have been completed and additional ones are in progress. This work gives an overview of the Bosch DC microgrid system and presents key results from a large simulation study done to estimate the energy savings of the Bosch DC microgrid over conventional AC systems. The study examined the system performance in locations across the United States for several commercial building types and operating profiles and found that the Bosch DC microgrid uses generated PV energy 6%–8% more efficiently than traditional AC systems.

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
Contributing Org.:
Robert Bosch LLC, Mooresville, North Carolina
OSTI Identifier:
1215185
Report Number(s):
NREL/CP-5500-63959
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: IEEE First International Conference on DC Microgrids, 24-27 May 2015, Atlanta, Georgia
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; DC MICROGRID; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; PV; LED

Citation Formats

Fregosi, D., Ravula, S., Brhlik, D., Saussele, J., Frank, S., Bonnema, E., Scheib, J., and Wilson, E. Comparative Study of DC and AC Microgrids in Commercial Buildings Across Different Climates and Operating Profiles: Preprint. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1109/ICDCM.2015.7152031.
Fregosi, D., Ravula, S., Brhlik, D., Saussele, J., Frank, S., Bonnema, E., Scheib, J., & Wilson, E. Comparative Study of DC and AC Microgrids in Commercial Buildings Across Different Climates and Operating Profiles: Preprint. United States. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICDCM.2015.7152031
Fregosi, D., Ravula, S., Brhlik, D., Saussele, J., Frank, S., Bonnema, E., Scheib, J., and Wilson, E. 2015. "Comparative Study of DC and AC Microgrids in Commercial Buildings Across Different Climates and Operating Profiles: Preprint". United States. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICDCM.2015.7152031. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1215185.
@article{osti_1215185,
title = {Comparative Study of DC and AC Microgrids in Commercial Buildings Across Different Climates and Operating Profiles: Preprint},
author = {Fregosi, D. and Ravula, S. and Brhlik, D. and Saussele, J. and Frank, S. and Bonnema, E. and Scheib, J. and Wilson, E.},
abstractNote = {Bosch has developed and demonstrated a novel DC microgrid system designed to maximize utilization efficiency for locally generated photovoltaic energy while offering high reliability, safety, redundancy, and reduced cost compared to equivalent AC systems. Several demonstration projects validating the system feasibility and expected efficiency gains have been completed and additional ones are in progress. This work gives an overview of the Bosch DC microgrid system and presents key results from a large simulation study done to estimate the energy savings of the Bosch DC microgrid over conventional AC systems. The study examined the system performance in locations across the United States for several commercial building types and operating profiles and found that the Bosch DC microgrid uses generated PV energy 6%–8% more efficiently than traditional AC systems.},
doi = {10.1109/ICDCM.2015.7152031},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1215185}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Apr 22 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Wed Apr 22 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}

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