This paper appears in: Power and Energy Society General Meeting, 2010 IEEE
) j9 J. w3 G: f% _) g) O7 J3 FIssue Date : 25-29 July 2010
9 X: D6 R4 ]" J9 `. ^On page(s): 1 - 7
" F S+ ^% V3 E4 x' ELocation: Minneapolis, MN, USA 8 }% A1 l: @& h) ?' x# i% D
ISSN : 1944-9925 # l$ E6 [% _' i9 ~* ?1 h# e
E-ISBN : 978-1-4244-8357-0
1 w1 _ D1 y6 hPrint ISBN: 978-1-4244-6549-1
# U* G/ M7 \+ |% zDigital Object Identifier : 10.1109/PES.2010.5589391
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[size=1.085em]ABSTRACTEconomic, technology and environmental incentives are changing the features of electricity generation andtransmission. Centralized power systems are giving way to local scale distributed generations. At present, there is a need to assess the effects of large numbers of distributed generators and short-term storage in Microgrid. To accommodate the high demand of renewable energy and the environment policy, the planning and operationof Micro-source generators has been studied using HOMER. Simulation results show a case study of an optimalmicrogrid configuration on Ontario area in Canada. Sensitivity variables are specified to examine the effect of uncertainties (e.g. diesel price and average wind speed), especially in a long-term planning. The effect of air emission penalties on Microgrid planning is also well presented.
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