ASEAN-ONR Smart Grid Simulator
Abstract
Producing energy from environmentally-friendly resources is one of the factors that contribute to reducing climate change. It will increase the share of producing energy from renewable energy (RE) in the world continually. The problem of producing energy from RE is the reliability. RE can be the primary sourceof electricity in the future however the power from RE can affect the power transmission line in the long term. Presently, the form of energy consumption has changed from internal combustion engine to electric vehicles and increased daily energy consumption. One possible way that can solve the problem is thedevelopment of grid intelligence or ~Smart Grid~ that consists of 3 parts: distributed generation, electrical transmission line and energy management system. In this work, the electrical power from RE is uncertain. Not only the power transmission line must be able to support two-way power flow but also the energy consumption is more complicated than before. It is necessary to study the behavior of each system with the smart grid components. The experimental testing on the real power system cannot be done because it will affect the stability of the power transmission line. The Smart Grid Simulator can solve this problem by studying the event and the impact on the system.Countries in ASEAN are one of the target areas for testing of the smart grid simulator. Some countries are mostly islands such as Brunei, Indonesia, Philippines, and Singapore. In addition, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam also have a higher share of renewable energy. Smart gridsimulator of ASEAN countries is very necessary because of the potential of power generation and proportion of RE are very different from USA and Europe. For this reason, it is necessary to study the smart grid management model of ASEAN countries in order to develop the Smart Grid system to be mostappropriate for ASEAN countries. ~ASEAN-ONR Smart Grid Simulator~ will be the center for smart grid simulator of USA and ASEAN countries for research and development of smart grid knowledge. It is also an expert exchange and knowledge base center for demonstrating the real smart grid component system.The proposed site to develop the ASEAN-ONR Smart Grid Simulator will be at the School of Renewable Energy and Smart Grid Technology (SGtech). SGtech is an autonomous institute within Naresuan University, Thailand. The activities of SGtech are to produce doctoral and master level graduates in renewable energy and smart grid technologies. SGtech also works flexibly to develop renewable energy and smart grid technologies to meet the energy demands of developing countries and to promote the industrial applications of smart grid technologies. SGtech established an Energy Park which is the biggest one in Asia for exhibition, demonstration, research and business of renewable energy and smart grid technology and equipment. It is actively disseminating the utilization of such technology among the public. In the energy park, there are 15 demonstration systems such as on ground and rooftop of the photovoltaic(PV) system, energy storage system (ESS), building energy management system (BEMs), and solar cooling system. The total of electricity that is produced from the PV system is about 550 kWp and connect the 400 kWp of ESS to the Micro Grid system. This model is very suitable for developing SGtech into ASEAN-ONR Smart Simulator test base. The results of the study will be used to manage the electricity of the smart grid in the future.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jun 13, 2019
- Source ID
- N000141912334
Entities
People
- Wattanapong Rakwichian
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy