Jordán Forty, Isaac L.

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Towards a zero net energy community microgrid
(2017) Jordán Forty, Isaac L.; O’Neill Carrillo, Efraín; College of Engineering; Irizarry Rivera, Agustín A.; Andrade Rengifo, Fabio; Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Zapata Medina, Rocío I.
Decentralization of the vertically integrated electrical power system can bring economic, reliability and environmental benefits to society. Microgrids are a step towards a more hybrid, less centralized power industry. A key objection from traditional electric utilities to distributed renewable energy is the variation injected to the power grid from variables sources such as the sun. A significant milestone would be to locally manage that variation from renewable sources before it reaches the grid. Furthermore, if a renewable-driven subsystem demands a fixed block of power from the grid, the potential impacts from interconnecting renewable energy are minimized. This thesis focuses on the technical aspects related to realize or come close to zero net energy community microgrids, with the capability to internally managing any variations from rooftop PV systems and demanding a fixed amount of electric energy from the grid.