Novel integrated energy systems and control methods with economic analysis for integrated community based energy systems

David Cartes, Juan Ordonez, Julie Harrington, Daniel Cox, Richard Meeker

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Abstract

A framework for establishing neighborhood based Integrated Energy Systems, which are highly but not solely dependant on renewable energy is presented. Integrated energy systems is a whole system concept. It includes knowledge, design, analysis, construction, and long term utilization of a community's electrical, mechanical, thermal, educational, and governing systems at all levels, individual homes, communities, local and regional infrastructures, etc. The authors depend heavily on their experiences in the USA State of Florida. The guidance should be generally applicable to world wide communities with additional considerations. Integrated energy systems will provide significant benefit to both the community and the national grid infrastructure. These systems can provide economic, ideological, and aesthetic satisfaction to certain homeowners who believe a greater dependence on renewable energies is demanded by world events. These systems also can also provide significant performance improvements for a national grid that faces rapidly increasing demand at a pace that surpasses the pace of additional transmission or even generation in some places of the world. In this paper we touch on considerations for the national infrastructure, the actual neighborhood microgrid design, the energy sources, the economic analysis and education. This is intended to be a start of discussion and not an exhaustive analysis or case for integrated energy systems.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2007 IEEE Power Engineering Society General Meeting, PES
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007
Event2007 IEEE Power Engineering Society General Meeting, PES - Tampa, FL, United States
Duration: Jun 24 2007Jun 28 2007

Publication series

Name2007 IEEE Power Engineering Society General Meeting, PES

Conference

Conference2007 IEEE Power Engineering Society General Meeting, PES
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityTampa, FL
Period06/24/0706/28/07

Keywords

  • Distributed control
  • Economic analysis
  • Microgrids
  • Neighborhood design
  • Renewable energy
  • Thermal systems

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