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A Review of Nanogrid Technologies for Forming Reliable Residential Grid

Bhooshan RajpathakMohan KolheArghya MitraK. Raghavendra Naik

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Power managementPower stationComputer sciencebusiness.industryPhotovoltaic systemRural electrificationMicrogridDiesel generatorbusinessAutomotive engineeringEnergy storageRenewable energy

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Nanogrid is a scale down version of Microgrid. Nanogrid (NG) forms the residential grid with the sources like solar PV, diesel generator, fuel cell and battery based energy storage as a backup for supporting autonomous operation of NG. This paper is focused on portraying the importance of NG for rural electrification of India. The source-load coordination in the NG will ensure the optimal power flow in the grid. This paper has reviewed two most important control techniques i.e. centralized and decentralized for ensuring source-load coordination in the NG. Interfacing converters are the important constituents of NG to dispatch the power from intermittent renewable energy sources to load. Depending on the type of generation (AC or DC) and type of load, a variety of NG technologies are available in the literature. A critical review of most popular power electronic technologies suitable for NG applications is presented. With reference to the research gaps found in the literature a cooperative power management strategy is proposed in this work for regulating the power flow within a small hydro power station interfaced DC microgrid and multi NG structure.

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2020-09-252020 IEEE First International Conference on Smart Technologies for Power, Energy and Control (STPEC)
https://doi.org/10.1109/stpec49749.2020.9297757