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Fundamental Characteristics of
DC Microgrid for Residential Houses with
Cogeneration System in Each House
H. Kakigano, Y. Miura and T. Ise, Member, IEEE, T. Momose and H. Hayakawa, Non-member
I. INTRODUCTION
2008 IEEE.
Rectifier
DC/DC
Converters
Line Impedance
TABLE I
MAIN PARAMETERS
Rectifier
Ls
Crec
2 [mH]
1500 [
F]
F]
F]
Cs
10 [
C1
4700 [
switching frequency
10 [kHz]
2 [mH]
12200 [
F]
Cinv
switching frequency
18.3 [
9 [kHz]
DC/DC converter
Lcon
C3
5 [mH]
440[
F]
switching frequency
F]
Ccon
220 [
F]
10 [kHz]
B. Element Devices
The circuit of the system is shown in Figure 5, and the
main parameters are shown in Table 1. Outlines of the devices
which composed the system are described below.
As a gas engine cogeneration system, we chose a
commercial one (the rated capacity 1 kW). The ac output of
the generator is converted into DC 390-400 V by the
rectifier. Nomaly, the dc power is converted to a single
phase 200 V and connected to the bulk power system, but
TABLE II
CONDITION OF THE SYSTEMS
House 1
No.
Title
4 1
4-2
Voltage sag
4 3
Short Circuit
House 3
DG Output
Load
DG Output
Load
DG Output
[kW]
Power [kW]
[kW]
Power [kW]
[kW]
Power [kW]
ON
1.2
1.2
House 2
Load
Short Circuit
V. CONCLUSIONS
In this paper, we proposed the concept of the dc microgrid
for residential houses where each house has a cogeneration
system such as a gas engine, and shares the power among the
houses by the dc distribution line. To examine the
fundamental characteristics of the system, a laboratory scale
dc microgrid was constructed. The experimental results by a
small scale model demonstrated that the system was able to
supply a high quality power to the loads against a sudden load
variation. When a voltage sag occurred in the bulk power
system, it was confirmed that the high quality power supply
was continued to the load without any influences. It was also
confirmed that a short circuit accident at one load did not
affect the power supplying to the other loads.
We are now setting up an EDLC (18 F, rated voltage 160
V) and a boost chopper as an energy storage device for the
system. After installing the EDLC, we will examine the
fundamental characteristics at the intentional islanding.
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Hiroaki Kakigano (M06) was born in 1976. He received the B.S. and M.S.
degree in nuclear engineering from Nagoya University, Japan in 1999 and 2001,
respectively. In 2001, he joined Nissin Inc., where he had worked in an electrical
technology. Currently he is an assistant professor in the Division of Electrical,
Electronic and Information Engineering, Osaka University, Japan. His research
interests include the power electronics and the new power distribution system.
Yushi Miura (M06) received doctorate in Electrical and Electronic
Engineering from Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1995. From 1995 to 2004, he
joined Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute as a researcher and developed
power supplies and superconducting coils for nuclear fusion reactors. Since
2004, he has been an associate professor of the Division of Electrical, Electronic
and Information Engineering of Osaka University. His areas of research involve
applications of power electronics and superconducting technology. Currently he
is interested in control of distributed generations and energy storages in the
power systems.
Toshifumi Ise (M87) was born in 1957. He received the Bachelor, Master, and
Dr. of Engineering degrees in electrical engineering from Osaka University,
Osaka, Japan, in 1980, 1982, and 1986, respectively.
Currently, he is a Professor with the Division of Electrical, Electronic and
Information Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka University, where he
has been since 1990. From 1986 to 1990, he was with the Nara National College
of Technology, Nara, Japan. His research interests are in the areas of power
electronics and applied superconductivity including superconducting magnetic
energy storages (SMES) and new distribution systems.
Dr. Ise is a member of the Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan and the
Japan Society for Power Electronics.
Toshinari Momose (Non-member) was born in 1969. He received the B.E. and
M.E. degree in from Osaka University, Osaka, Japan in 1992 and 1994
respectively. From 1994 to 2003, he joined at the Gas Appliance Development
Department of Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. and From 2003 he joined at the Energy
Technology Laboratories of it. He received a Dr. degree in from Osaka
University in 2005.
Hideki Hayakawa (Non-member) received the B.E. and M.E from Osaka
University in 1985 and 1987, respectively, then joined the Research Center,
Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. From 1990 to 1993, he was a researcher at ATR Auditory
and Visual Perception Research Laboratories. He obtained a Ph.D. from Osaka
University in 1994. He is now research supervisor at the Energy Technology
Laboratories, Osaka Gas. Co., Ltd.