TY - GEN
T1 - Optimal configuration analysis of a microgrid-based telecom power system
AU - Kwasinski, Alexis
AU - Krein, Philip T.
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - This paper presents a systematic microgrid-based telecom power system configuration analysis to establish a possible basis for an optimal design. It compares several configurations using a value function that includes important telecommunication power plant characteristics, such as cost and availability. The comparison yields guidelines on how best to configure the system. Design choices studied include the system main bus voltage, redundancy policy, and the microsource configuration. The analysis indicates that microgrid-based telecom power systems outperform traditional telecom power plants for medium to high-power sites, such as switching centers, and gives similar results for cell sites and low power transmission nodes. Microgrid configurations with an approximate 156 V main dc bus voltage achieve a slightly higher value function than other evaluated options.
AB - This paper presents a systematic microgrid-based telecom power system configuration analysis to establish a possible basis for an optimal design. It compares several configurations using a value function that includes important telecommunication power plant characteristics, such as cost and availability. The comparison yields guidelines on how best to configure the system. Design choices studied include the system main bus voltage, redundancy policy, and the microsource configuration. The analysis indicates that microgrid-based telecom power systems outperform traditional telecom power plants for medium to high-power sites, such as switching centers, and gives similar results for cell sites and low power transmission nodes. Microgrid configurations with an approximate 156 V main dc bus voltage achieve a slightly higher value function than other evaluated options.
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U2 - 10.1109/INTLEC.2006.251676
DO - 10.1109/INTLEC.2006.251676
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:37649032295
SN - 1424404312
SN - 9781424404315
T3 - INTELEC, International Telecommunications Energy Conference (Proceedings)
BT - INTELEC 2006
T2 - INTELEC 2006: 28th Annual International Telecommunications Energy Conference
Y2 - 10 September 2006 through 14 September 2006
ER -