DC microgrids: benefits, architectures, perspectives and challenges

VF Pires, A Pires, A Cordeiro - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
One of the major paradigm shifts that will be predictably observed in the energy mix is
related to distribution networks. Until now, this type of electrical grid was characterized by an …

Bipolar DC power conversion: State-of-the-art and emerging technologies

S Rivera, R Lizana, S Kouro… - IEEE Journal of …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article provides a detailed analysis of the power electronics solutions enabling bipolar
dc grids. The bipolar dc grid concept has proven to be more efficient, flexible, and higher in …

DC microgrid technology: system architectures, AC grid interfaces, grounding schemes, power quality, communication networks, applications, and standardizations …

D Kumar, F Zare, A Ghosh - Ieee Access, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
To meet the fast-growing energy demand and, at the same time, tackle environmental
concerns resulting from conventional energy sources, renewable energy sources are getting …

Protection techniques for DC microgrid-A review

A Chandra, GK Singh, V Pant - Electric Power Systems Research, 2020 - Elsevier
The proliferation of DC microgrid is a commendable stride for the future power system to
match the load requirement precisely with the distributed generation. The potential benefits …

[HTML][HTML] Is it feasible a massive deployment of low voltage direct current microgrids renewable-based? A technical and social sight

T Castillo-Calzadilla, MA Cuesta… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
The popularity of renewable energy systems has contributed significantly in the last years to
the utility of low voltage direct current microgrids. However, these systems come with new …

A high-voltage-gain dc-dc converter based on modified dickson charge pump voltage multiplier

BP Baddipadiga, M Ferdowsi - IEEE Transactions on Power …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A high-voltage-gain dc-dc converter is introduced in this paper. The proposed converter
resembles a two-phase interleaved boost converter on its input side while having a Dickson …

[HTML][HTML] DC distribution for residential power networks—A framework to analyze the impact of voltage levels on energy efficiency

K Siraj, HA Khan - Energy Reports, 2020 - Elsevier
DC networks for residential consumers have gained attraction in recent years, primarily due
to building-integrated photovoltaics and increasing electronic loads coupled with the …

Modified three-port DAB converter employing voltage balancing capability for bipolar DC distribution system

JY Lee, JH Jung - IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
To construct the bipolar low-voltage dc distribution system, a dual-active-bridge (DAB)
converter and a voltage balancer are needed. However, this conventional two-stage circuit …

Toward the universal DC distribution system

L Mackay, NH Blij, L Ramirez-Elizondo… - Electric Power …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Due to an increasing number of power generation units and load devices operating with
direct current (DC) at distribution level, there is a potential benefit of leading efforts toward …

Seamless transition between interconnected and islanded operation of DC microgrids

V Kleftakis, D Lagos, C Papadimitriou… - … on Smart Grid, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, a seamless interchange method between interconnected and islanded
operational mode of a DC Microgrid is presented. The DC Microgrid examined consists of …