Energy Savings Using a Direct-Current Distribution Network in a PV and Battery Equipped Residential Building
Licentiatavhandling, 2020
This thesis investigates and quantifies the energy savings when using a direct current distribution topology in a residential building together with distributed energy generation from solar photovoltaic and a battery storage. Measured load and PV generation data for a single-family house situated in Borås, Sweden is used as a case study for the analysis. Detailed and dynamic models–based on laboratory measurements of the power electronic converters and the battery–are also used to more accurately reflect the system’s dynamic performance.
In this study a dynamic representation of the battery’s losses is presented which is based on laboratory measurements of the resistance and current dependency for a single lithium-ion cell based on Lithium iron phosphate (LFP). A comparative study is made with two other, commonly used, loss representations and evaluated with regards to the complete system’s performance, using the PV and load data from the single-family house. Results show that a detailed battery representation is important for a correct loss prediction when modelling the interaction between loads, PV and the battery.
Four DC system topologies are also modelled and compared to an equivalent AC topology using the experimental findings from the power electronic converters and the battery measurements. Results from the quasi-dynamic modelling show that the annual energy savings potential from the suggested DC topologies ranges between 1.9–5.6%. The DC topologies also increase the PV utilisation by up to 10 percentage points, by reducing the associated losses from the inverter and the battery conversion. Results also show that the grid-tied converter is the main loss contributor and when a constant grid-tied efficiency is used, the energy savings are overestimated.
Energy Savings
Energy Efficiency
Solar Photovoltaic System
Battery Modeling
Residential Buildings
System Performance
Battery Energy Storage System
Direct-Current Distribution
PV Utilisation
Författare
Patrik Ollas
Chalmers, Elektroteknik, Elkraftteknik
Impact of Battery Sizing on Self-Consumption, Self-Sufficiency and Peak Power Demand for a Low Energy Single-Family House With PV Production in Sweden
IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference,;(2018)p. 0618-0623
Paper i proceeding
Drivkrafter
Hållbar utveckling
Ämneskategorier
Energiteknik
Energisystem
Annan elektroteknik och elektronik
Styrkeområden
Energi
Utgivare
Chalmers
EA, Hörsalsvägen 11
Opponent: Professor Jan-Olof Dalenbäck, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology.