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Remote power supply by wind/diesel/battery systems - operational experience and economy

Abstract

To continuously supply remote villages and settlements not connected to the public grid with electric power is an ambitious technical task considering ecological and economical points of view. The German company SMA has developed a modular supply system as a solution for this task in the range of 30 kW to 5 MW. Meanwhile more than 20 applications of these `Intelligent Power Systems (IPS)` have proved their technical reliability and economical competitiveness worldwide under different, and also extreme environmental conditions. Actually it is the first commercially available advanced Wind/Diesel/Battery System for remote area electrification. The modular autonomous electric supply systems realized by SMA basically consist of two or more diesel power sets, battery storage with converter, a rotating phaseshifter, and an optional number of wind turbines. All modules are coupled on the 3-phase AC system grid and run in various parallel configurations depending on the wind speed and the consumer power demand. The control system operates fully automatical and offers a very user-friendly graphical interface. This advanced system control also contains a remote control and operating data output via modem and telephone line. SMA and CES have considerable experience with Wind/Diesel/Battery Systems for more than eight years. In many cases  More>>
Authors:
Kniehl, R; [1]  Cramer, G; Toenges, K H [2] 
  1. CES - Consulting and Engineering Services, Heidelberg (Germany)
  2. SMA Regelsysteme GmbH, Niestetal (Germany)
Publication Date:
Dec 31, 1995
Product Type:
Conference
Report Number:
NEI-FI-301; CONF-950974-
Reference Number:
SCA: 170600; 170400; PA: FI-96:003530; EDB-96:134276; SN: 96001645519
Resource Relation:
Conference: EWEA special topic conference on the economics of wind energy, Helsinki (Finland), 5-7 Sep 1995; Other Information: DN: EWEA - European Wind Energy Association; PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of The economics of wind energy. Collection of papers for discussions; Vihriaelae, H. [ed.]; PB: 207 p.
Subject:
17 WIND ENERGY; POWER SUPPLIES; WIND POWER; AC SYSTEMS; WIND TURBINES; DIESEL ENGINES; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTRIC POWER; ENERGY STORAGE; POWER DEMAND; ECONOMICS; JORDAN; AUSTRALIA; UNITED KINGDOM; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; CHINA; FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
OSTI ID:
283434
Research Organizations:
Finnish Wind Power Association, Espoo (Finland)
Country of Origin:
Finland
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE96777169; TRN: FI9603530
Availability:
OSTI as DE96777169
Submitting Site:
FI
Size:
pp. [6]
Announcement Date:
Sep 20, 1996

Citation Formats

Kniehl, R, Cramer, G, and Toenges, K H. Remote power supply by wind/diesel/battery systems - operational experience and economy. Finland: N. p., 1995. Web.
Kniehl, R, Cramer, G, & Toenges, K H. Remote power supply by wind/diesel/battery systems - operational experience and economy. Finland.
Kniehl, R, Cramer, G, and Toenges, K H. 1995. "Remote power supply by wind/diesel/battery systems - operational experience and economy." Finland.
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title = {Remote power supply by wind/diesel/battery systems - operational experience and economy}
author = {Kniehl, R, Cramer, G, and Toenges, K H}
abstractNote = {To continuously supply remote villages and settlements not connected to the public grid with electric power is an ambitious technical task considering ecological and economical points of view. The German company SMA has developed a modular supply system as a solution for this task in the range of 30 kW to 5 MW. Meanwhile more than 20 applications of these `Intelligent Power Systems (IPS)` have proved their technical reliability and economical competitiveness worldwide under different, and also extreme environmental conditions. Actually it is the first commercially available advanced Wind/Diesel/Battery System for remote area electrification. The modular autonomous electric supply systems realized by SMA basically consist of two or more diesel power sets, battery storage with converter, a rotating phaseshifter, and an optional number of wind turbines. All modules are coupled on the 3-phase AC system grid and run in various parallel configurations depending on the wind speed and the consumer power demand. The control system operates fully automatical and offers a very user-friendly graphical interface. This advanced system control also contains a remote control and operating data output via modem and telephone line. SMA and CES have considerable experience with Wind/Diesel/Battery Systems for more than eight years. In many cases wind energy converters in the power range of 30 to 40 kW were used, but it is also possible to use larger wind turbines (e.g. 250 kW). In the following the system technology is described in detail, experience of different system sizes in several countries of application is presented, and economical analyses for power supply by IPS are given in comparison to a conventional fully diesel power supply. (author)}
place = {Finland}
year = {1995}
month = {Dec}
}