<p dir="ltr">Batteries have become essential for a wide range of applications in the field of energy storage and electrification, from portable gadgets to electric cars and renewable energy systems. But effectiveness, performance, and lifespan of a battery pack are closely related to each of the individual cells of which it is composed. The phenomenon of cell voltage imbalance, which can result in a variety of problems ranging from decreased capacity and efficiency to safety concerns and premature failure, poses a significant challenge in managing battery systems.</p><p dir="ltr">Therefore, battery cell balancing plays a crucial role in improving the overall performance of battery packs. To guarantee uniform charge and discharge characteristics, balancing is the process of equalizing the charge of individual cells inside a battery pack. Battery cell balancing seeks to prolong the operational life of packs, improve the efficiency of its energy use, and ensure the safety of the overall system.</p><p dir="ltr">The methods used for battery cell balancing encompass a wide range of approaches, from passive methods that release extra energy as heat, to active methods that move energy across cells. The particular battery chemistry, application requirements, and required level of balancing precision are only a few examples of the variables that influence the choice of balancing technique.</p><p dir="ltr">Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) rechargeable batteries are widely used by electric utility companies in battery storage applications. Battery cells are combined to form a battery module. Each module is constantly monitored with sensors and controlled by a Battery Management System (BMS). The BMS performs balancing of the cells. Each cell in the battery stack is monitored to maintain a healthy battery state of charge (SoC). The motivation for this work is to develop an active balancing system to replace a passive system currently being performed manually on an existing battery storage system consisting of LiFePO4 cells. An active cell balancer was designed using the LT8584 active cell balancer, which is based on a flyback DC-DC converter design. An LTspice simulation of the design was created for a single cell. It demonstrates critical parameters of the flyback converter cycle time. A PCB board, designed using KiCAD, was implemented. It is anticipated that the proposed design could be used to restore the health of SoC of faulty modules in lieu of removing and replacing them with a new module, resulting in potential cost savings. The proposed design is scalable in that it could be used for <i>n</i> number of cells in a battery module consisting of LiFePO4 battery cells.</p>

Thesis (MBA (Business Management))--University of Stellenbosch, 2008. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die Suid-Afrikaanse Heropbouings Program (HOP) asook die Groei Indiensnemings- en Herverdelingsprogram(GEAR) het ‘n geweldige hoë standaard gestel vir die verskaffing van basiese dienste soos behuising en elektrifisëring vir almal. Die meer effektiewe gebruik van elektriese energie het die sosiale en politieke potensiaal om by te dra tot die sukses van GEAR ten opsigte van die geteikende lae inkomste gemeenskappe waar daar nie tans voldoende elektriese energie beskikbaar is nie. Hierdie studie dek ook die inisiatiewe ten opsigte van effektiewe elektriese energie waaroor die Suid-Afrikaanse regering in vennootskap met Eskom tans navorsing doen om te bepaal of daar enige ekonomiese waarde is, en/of die lae inkomste gemeenskappe deur die sogenoemde inisiatiewe bevoordeel kan word. Die studie sluit ook navorsing in om die bewustheid van die lae inkomste gemeenskappe ten opsigte van effektiewe elektriese energie te bepaal. Die studie kyk verder na verskeie ander voltooide studies ten opsigte van effektiewe energie in lae inkomste gemeenskappe. Alhoewel verskeie ander effektiewe energie programme wel hoë ekonomiese en omgewings voordele uit 'n sosiale oogpunt inhou, is dieselfde programme glad nie aantreklik vir die verbruikers nie. Vir hierdie feit is die regering se bemiddeling wel belangrik. Die uitslag van die studie ondersoek ook die verskillende beleidsopsies (nie in diepte nie) om die struikelblokke van effektiewe energie te oorkom, asook moontlike oplossings vir die regering om die verskille tussen wat goed is vir die gemeenskap, en wat goed is vir die elektriese industrie te oorbrug. Die studie toets ook die bewustheid van effektiewe energie onder die lae inkomste gemeenskappe en hul huidige deelname aan effektiewe energie programme. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: South Africa’s Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) as well as Growth Employment and Redistribution (GEAR) set ambitious goals for providing basic services to all, including housing and electrification. More efficient use of electrical energy has the potential to socially and politically support the goals of GEAR, particularly when it is targeted at low-income communities lacking adequate energy services. This study looks at electrical energy efficiency initiatives that the South African government has under taken on its own as well as in partnership with Eskom and to check if there is any economic value that the poor communities may benefit from these initiatives. The study will also check the awareness of poor communities of electrical energy efficiency. Various studies in the subject of energy efficiency in relation to the poor communities that have been done in the past will also be looked at in this study. While many energy efficiency programmes may have significant economic and environmental benefits from a social perspective, they may not be as attractive to utilities and consumers. That is why government intervention is important. As a result this study also examine (not in great depth) the policy options for overcoming the significant barriers to energy efficiency, and ways government can bridge the gap between what is good for society and what is good for the electricity industry. This study extends further on checking the awareness of energy efficiency by the poor communities and their current participation in the energy efficiency programmes.

[pt] Nos últimos anos, o custo com energia elétrica tem aumentado de forma significativa para os consumidores no Brasil. Grandes consumidores, como indústrias e comércios, atualmente dispõem de alternativas para mitigar estes custos, como a otimização do contrato de demanda, a correção do baixo fator de potência, a utilização de geração própria, renovável ou não renovável, além da possibilidade de migrar para o mercado livre de energia elétrica, com diversas modalidades de contratos, preços e prazos. Já os consumidores residenciais, em função dos custos menores com as faturas de energia e da limitação técnica dos medidores, até agora dispunham de poucos mecanismos para atenuar seus custos. Entretanto, nos últimos anos tem sido cada vez mais comum a utilização de geração distribuída, principalmente com o uso de painéis fotovoltaicos por parte destes consumidores. Além disto, com a redução dos custos dos medidores inteligentes de energia elétrica, estes consumidores também podem monitorar seu consumo em tempo real, promovendo ações de aumento de eficiência energética para reduzir custos. Mais recentemente, foram criadas as bandeiras tarifárias, que propõem identificar as condições sistêmicas por cores verde, amarela e vermelha. As cores amarela e vermelha sinalizam aumentos de custos na produção de energia elétrica e, consequentemente, são repassados para o consumidor na forma de aumento de tarifa, promovendo resposta da demanda. Assim, há uma razão adicional para os consumidores monitorarem seu consumo. Não obstante, em 2018 foi adotada uma nova modalidade tarifária voltada para esta classe de consumidor chamada tarifa branca. Nesta modalidade, o consumidor possui diferentes valores de tarifas para diferentes períodos do dia. Assim, o consumidor que optar por esta modalidade pode reduzir o custo da sua fatura deslocando o consumo de horários de maior valor de tarifa para horários de menor valor de tarifa. Esta dissertação busca analisar em detalhes a viabilidade de um consumidor residencial migrar seu contrato para a chamada tarifa branca. Para isto, é proposto um modelo de otimização linear inteiro misto que busca desagregar o consumo de energia elétrica, medido de forma não invasiva, do consumidor para os diferentes eletrodomésticos da casa. Logo, o consumidor poderá decidir pela mudança contratual avaliando a perda de conforto que terá em mudar seus hábitos de consumo. A aplicação do modelo proposto é interessante não só por apresentar um diagnóstico mais detalhado do consumo de energia elétrica, mas também por identificar o funcionamento de eletrodomésticos como geladeira, ar condicionado e frigobar, que possuem diferentes estados de operação que dificilmente seriam capturados por uma simples inspeção destes eletrodomésticos. Para ilustrar o modelo proposto, nesta dissertação, dados de um consumidor real foram utilizados e a acurácia do modelo pôde ser comprovada com medições diretas de alguns eletrodomésticos. Desta forma, o consumidor tem a sua disposição uma ferramenta de apoio à decisão importante para monitorar o funcionamento dos eletrodomésticos e definir se deve migrar para a nova modalidade tarifária. / [en] In the last years, energy consumption has increased significantly for consumers in Brazil. Large consumers, such as industrial and commercial customers, are currently subject to cost-mitigation alternatives such as demand contract optimization, power factor reduction, self-generation, renewable or non-renewable generation, and the possibility of migrating to the free market of electric energy, with various modes of purchase, prices and deadlines. The consumer, in which the means of the upper costs with the fat means of the data of the meters, is in function of minor engines to reduce their costs. However, on a constant basis, with the use of photovoltaic panels, by these consumers. In addition, with the help of the costs of smart electric power meters, these profits are potentially higher, in real time, the ability to generate weaker sound profits for the cost image. More recently, they were created as tariff plates, which identify the systemic conditions by the green, yellow and red nuclei. The yellow and red samples are generated from the temperature of electric energy production and, consequently, are passed on to the consumer in the form of temperature increase. Thus, there is a large difference in consumption levels of your consumption. Nevertheless, in 2015 a new tariff modality was implemented for this class of energy consumption called the white tariff. In this mode, the buyer has different rate values for different periods of the day. Thus, consumers who have this option can reduce the cost of their invoice in relation to the consumption of schedules of higher tariff value for the hours of lower tariff value. This dissertation looks at the analysis on a feasibility of a residential ad migrating its contract to a so-called white tariff. To this end, it is necessary a linear model that makes the difference in consumption of electric energy, measured non-invasively, from consumer to the different units of household appliances of the house. Therefore, the consumer is also evaluated by contracting a service that improves their consumption capacity. The application of the model is more interesting, but no longer presents the power of electric power, but also has the same standard of electricity as the refrigerator, air conditioning and minibar, which have different states of operation that are hardly captured by a simple inspection of each appliance. To illustrate the proposed model, this dissertation, data from a real consumer were used and an accuracy of the model can be proven with the direct measurements of some home appliances. The way in which the consumer has a migration support tool for the operation of the equipment and defines whether to migrate to a new tariff modality.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-04T18:32:43Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Maria Lucinda A de Lucena.pdf: 2279192 bytes, checksum: 1a8bc7775f597640549f110da92f81e6 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-02-22 / The present moment in history is characterized by the incessant search for new models that can answer the recent human and social demands of growing complexity that emerge in our society marked by constant transformations. This work analyzes and reflects on the managerial formation of Engineers who eventually arrive at managerial positions in companies of the electrical energy sector during their careers. Besides bringing to light the historical and social importance of the sector, the study surveys and examines questions related to knowledge in the contemporary world and its implications in the productive sector and consequently in corporative education too. It questions the integral development of the human being in this process by emphasizing contradictions between theory and practice, intentions and objectives, technical and humanistic formation and objectives and results. To develop the study, semi-structured interviews, inventories and questionnaires were applied in order to collect data and information about the managerial formation of Engineering Managers in private or public enterprises. It is hoped that the result of the study will be contributions for the growth of knowledge of the actual reality, increasing values for the formation of future Engineers and Engineering Managers and the creation of scientific, social and cultural support for them. It is also hoped that creation of new proposals for academic as well as organizational education will be possible, promoting a systematic relationship between universities and companies. This would stimulate the transformation of managerial programs developed in the corporations, promoting a formation of Engineers and Engineering Managers that is complete and directed to forming Integral Human Beings. / O momento hist?rico atual tem se caracterizado pela forte busca de novos modelos que possam dar conta das recentes demandas humanas e sociais, cada vez mais complexas que emergem em nossa sociedade marcada por constantes transforma??es. Este trabalho visa analisar e refletir sobre a forma??o gerencial dos Engenheiros que no decorrer de sua carreira profissional rumaram para o exerc?cio da fun??o gerencial em empresas do Setor de Energia El?trica. Al?m do resgate da import?ncia hist?rica e social do Setor, procura levantar e examinar as quest?es relativas ao conhecimento no mundo contempor?neo e suas implica??es no setor de produ??o e conseq?entemente na educa??o corporativa. Problematiza a quest?o do desenvolvimento do Ser Humano Integral nesse processo, procurando salientar as contradi??es entre teoria e pr?tica; inten??es e objetivos, forma??o t?cnica e forma??o human?stica; objetivos e resultados. Para dar conta do trabalho foram realizadas entrevistas semi-estruturadas, aplica??o de invent?rios, e question?rios, com a finalidade de coletar dados e informa??es sobre a forma??o gerencial dos Engenheiros-Gestores tanto nas empresas privadas ou n?o. Como resultado do estudo s?o esperadas contribui??es para a amplia??o do conhecimento da realidade atual, agregando valores para a forma??o das futuras gera??es de Engenheiros e Engenheiros Gestores, criando um aporte cient?fico, social e cultural. ? esperada tamb?m a possibilidade de gera??o de novas propostas para a educa??o tanto na academia como nas organiza??es, incitando o relacionamento sistem?tico entre universidades e empresas, estimulando a transforma??o dos programas gerenciais desenvolvidos nas corpora??es, fomentando a forma??o de Engenheiros e Engenheiros-Gestores orientados para uma forma??o plena como Ser Humano Integral.

Este trabalho tem por objetivo desenvolver uma abordagem fuzzy focando na estimação de curto prazo da demanda de potência ativa de um alimentador de sistema de distribuição de energia elétrica. A motivação para este trabalho encontra-se na redução do erro de estimação para que o sistema de distribuição como um todo seja corretamente operado. O destaque da abordagem desenvolvida é a metodologia de seleção de entradas para o sistema de estimação, que o treina fornecendo-lhe informações não redundantes e não desnecessárias sobre o comportamento da série temporal. Os resultados, obtidos com treinamento e teste de um sistema de inferência fuzzy multicamadas, mostram que as estimações realizadas selecionando as entradas do sistema de forma criteriosa apresentam menor erro que quando não há critério de seleção. Conclui-se então que a metodologia foi funcional e eficiente para o caso estudado, o que faz com que este trabalho resulte em válidas contribuições nas áreas de sistemas inteligentes, de sistemas dinâmicos e inclusive na forma metodológica de especificação de modelos de estimação de séries temporais. / This work aims to develop a fuzzy approach focusing on the short-term active power demand forecast in a feeder of an electrical energy distribution system. This work motivation lies on the reduction of the forecast error so that the whole distribution system can be correctly operated. The highlight of the developed approach is the methodology to select the inputs for the estimation system, which trains it giving to it non-redundant and non-unnecessary information about the time series behavior. The results, obtained by training and testing a multilayer fuzzy inference system, show that the estimations made by following a criterion to select the inputs have smaller error than when there is no selection criterion at all. It is therefore concluded that the methodology was functional and efficient for the case under study, what makes this work result in valid contributions for the fields of intelligent systems, dynamic systems and in the methodological way to specify models to estimate time series.

Zur Verminderung der Kosten und zur Erhöhung der Zuverlässigkeit ist es zukünftig erforderlich, den Verkabelungsaufwand bei Sensoren im Kraftfahrzeug zu senken. Ein Ansatz ist der so genannte autarke Sensor, der seine Hilfsenergie drahtlos aus dem Umfeld gewinnt und seine gewonnen Messdaten ebenfalls drahtlos an einen Kommunikationspunkt überträgt. In der vorliegenden Dissertation wurde die autarke Energiegewinnung für Sensoren anhand mechanisch / elektrischer Energiewandlersysteme untersucht, die eine von Kabelverbindungen unabhängige Energieversorgung des Sensors ermöglichen sollen. Für ein System, welches aus einem translatorischen Schwinger mit magnetischer Federung und einer Anordnung von Induktionsspulen ohne Eisenkreis besteht, wurden theoretische und praktische Untersuchungen durchgeführt. Ausgehend von der, die Bewegung des Systems beschreibenden Differentialgleichung wurden die Einflüsse verschiedener Federungs- und Dämpfungskräfte untersucht. Daraus wurde eine effektive Schwingungsgleichung abgeleitet und hinsichtlich der Amplitude und der Phase gelöst. Die umgesetzte elektrische Leistung des Wandlers wurde aus dem Realteil des Stromflusses abgeleitet. Mit einem realen Fahrzeug wurden Testfahrten durchgeführt, um verschiedene signifikante Fahrbahndaten zu erhalten. Mit diesen Prozessparametern erfolgten später Messungen im Labor. Dafür wurde ein Schwingprüfstand aufgebaut und mehrere Funktionsmuster von Energiewandlersystemen untersucht. / In the future a decrease in sensor cabling inside vehicles becomes of greater importance to reduce cost and increase reliability. One approach is the so called autarkic sensor that generates energy wireless from the sensor's environment and transmits the derived measuring data also wireless to a communication node. Purpose of this dissertation is to discuss the autarkic energy recovery sensors based on a mechanical to electrical conversion which should allow a cable less energy supply. Theoretical and practical tests where made for a system which consists out of a translatory vibration with magnetic suspension and coreless coils. Starting from the differential equations describing the movement of the system, the influence of different ways of suspension and damping forces where investigated. As a result, the actual equation of oscillation was derived and solved with respect to amplitude and phase. The gained electrical power was derived from the real part of the current. Multiple test runs inside a car where performed to obtain some realistic measurement values. Based on those measurements, a test stand was set up inside the laboratory which should simulate normal road conditions. Using this test stand, multiple functional models of energy converting systems were investigated.

Στο πρώτο κεφάλαιο, γίνεται μία αναφορά στις ανανεώσιμες πηγές ενέργειας και αναλύεται περισσότερο η αιολική. Αναφέρεται η πορεία αξιοποίησής της, και παραθέτονται πληροφορίες για την τωρινή χρήση της στην παραγωγή ηλεκτρικής ενέργειας αλλά και μελλοντικές βλέψεις. Στο δεύτερο κεφάλαιο παρουσιάζονται τα χαρακτηριστικά του ανέμου και οι εξισώσεις της ανεμογεννήτριας που μας επιτρέπουν να απομαστεύουμε ενέργεια από τον άνεμο μέσω των ανεμογεννητριών. Στο τρίτο κεφάλαιο παρουσιάζονται τα δομικά στοιχεία και ο τρόπος με τον οποίο γίνεται η κατηγοριοποίηση των ανεμογεννητριών, οι έλεγχοι που χρησιμοποιούνται και τα είδη των ανεμογεννητριών που χρησιμοποιούνται σήμερα στη βιομηχανία. Στο τέταρτο κεφάλαιο παρουσιάζονται οι τεχνικές απαιτήσεις για τους αιολικούς σταθμούς στο ελληνικό Σ.Η.Ε. Στο πέμπτο κεφάλαιο, γίνεται η προσομοίωση μέσω του προγράμματος Matlab - Simulink ενός μη γραμμικού ελέγχου ισχύος ανεμογεννητριών DFIG για ενσωμάτωση σε εικονικούς σταθμού ισχύος (V.P.P). / In the first chapter, there is a general description about renewable energy resources and more specific, about the wind energy. We present the current worldwide electrical power production and the future requirements for electrical power production in Europe and Greece. In the second chapter, we study the features of the wind performance and the equations that allows us to drain energy from the wind ,using a wind turbine. The third chapter presents the components, the kinds of control and the categories of wind turbines that are in use in industry nowadays. The fourth chapter presents the technical requirements for the wind farms in the Greek System of Electrical Energy. In the fifth chapter we use the program Matlab - Simulink in order to simulate a non-linear direct power control of DFIG wind turbines for Virtual Power Plant (V.P.P.) integration.

L’intégration de panneaux photovoltaïques dans un système électrique réduit la consommation des sources fossiles et apporte des avantages environnementaux. Toutefois, l'intermittence et les fluctuations de puissance détériorent la qualité d’alimentation électrique. La solution proposée est d’ajouter des éléments de stockage, coordonnés par un contrôleur local qui gère les flux de puissance entre toutes les sources et la disponibilité énergétique. Ce générateur actif PV peut générer des références de puissance et fournir des services « système » au réseau électrique. Puis les concepts liés au micro réseau sont transposés pour concevoir un système central de gestion de l'énergie d'un réseau électrique résidentiel, qui est alimenté par des générateurs actifs PV et une micro turbine à gaz. Un réseau de communication est utilisé pour échanger des données et des références de puissance. Un système de gestion de l'énergie est développé avec différentes fonctions de contrôle sur des échelles de temps différentes afin de maximiser l'utilisation de l'énergie PV. Une planification opérationnelle quotidienne est conçue par un algorithme déterministe, qui utilise la prédiction d'énergie PV et de la charge. Puis ces références de puissance sont actualisées chaque demi-heure en tenant compte de la disponibilité de l’énergie PV et l’état des unités de stockage. Les erreurs de prévision et les incertitudes sont compensées par le réglage primaire de fréquence. Les résultats de simulation et les tests valident la conception de la commande du générateur actif photovoltaïque ainsi que le système central de gestion de l'énergie du réseau résidentiel étudié / The integration of PV power generation in a power system reduces fuel consumption and brings environmental benefits. However, the PV power intermittency and fluctuations deteriorate the power supply quality. A solution is proposed by adding energy storages, which are coordinated by a local controller that controls the power flow among all sources and implements an inner energy management. This PV based active generator can generate power references and can provide ancillary services in an electric network. Then micro grid concepts are derived to design a central energy management system of a residential network, which is powered by PV based active generators and a gas micro turbine. A communication network is used to exchange data and power references. An energy management system is developed with different time-scale functions to maximize the use of PV power. An operational daily planning is designed by a determinist algorithm, which uses 24 hour-ahead PV power prediction and load forecasting. Then power references are refreshed each half of an hour by considering the PV power availability and the states of energy storage units. Prediction errors and uncertainties are compensated by primary frequency controllers. Simulation and testing results validate the design of the PV active generator local controller and the central energy management system of the studied residential network

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Electrical energy plays an indispensable role in our contemporary society. However, we mostly realize its position in agriculture in a situation which often already entails irreversible consequences. Therefore, the thesis aims to assess the consequences of power blackout on agricultural farming. In connection with the selected objective, a question arises whether long-term power blackouts also constitute a serious threat to agricultural farms of South Bohemia? The theoretical part briefly describes electrical energy, its production and method of transmission. It also includes basic elements of the power system including its stability and safety. The chapter also acquaints the reader with the critical infrastructure of the Czech Republic and its legislative base. Then, it globally analyzes the term blackout.Given the topic of the thesis, it is necessary to mention the valuable work of the integrated rescue system which in addition to the basic obligations to ensure the protection of human life and property is required to provide missions to rescue animals in emergency situations. Finally, this chapter deals with the application of electrical energy in agriculture, including the characteristics of surveyed farms and a high degree of automation used in farming.The research part is based on the search of the current state of selected agricultural farms. The research was focused on the South Bohemian Region which makes no exception in relation to this issue. Used for the research was a qualitative method of data collection with the information obtained through the techniques of controlled interviews and the secondary analysis of data provided by competent employees of farms in South Bohemia. The results are then outlined in two planes. During recent years, breeding stations have been completely renovated, especially in the section of technological processes. Modern electronic devices which include e.g. automated milking, feeding, suction and washing equipment, heating of service water and heating, should ensure trouble-free operation in such farms. However, what the vast majority of farms is not adequately prepared for is to ensure their smooth operation even during a failure of the electrical system. A number of farms do not have an alternate source of electrical energy. The percentage of self-sufficient farms having on its premises a pumping station that can supply the local diesel-aggregate, is also negligible. Moreover, in case of a diesel-aggregate failure, no alternative source is available. A crucial problem arises in the category of poultry. The animals are situated in large-volume halls where all processes are controlled by fully automated control systems. An alternative source of electrical energy is a crucial element needed to ensure normal operation of the farms. Unless the established criteria are in compliance (ventilation, lighting, etc.), reaction of the animals becomes evident within tens of minutes. Any deviation results in rapid loss of animals. It is assumed that the resulting data will be used both for research purposes in the area of secondary impacts in case of electrical system failures and for objective assessment of the effectiveness in farming security within the current methods. The purpose is to educate the above entities.