Wind and solar power supply for EMP protected critical infrastructures

This paper describes a portable modular electric supply system developed to power mission critical infrastructures when the power grid becomes unavailable for a long time due to an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) produced by natural or man-made causes. The generation part of the supply system contains a...

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Main Authors: Soysal, O., Soysal, H., Manto, C., Moore, E.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Arrays
Energy storage
Mission critical systems
Power supplies
Sun
Wind speed
Wind turbines
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Summary:This paper describes a portable modular electric supply system developed to power mission critical infrastructures when the power grid becomes unavailable for a long time due to an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) produced by natural or man-made causes. The generation part of the supply system contains a small wind turbine and a PV array. Energy is stored in a battery bank to compensate short-term variations of sun light and wind speed. Hydrogen storage is used for long-term energy storage to provide continuous power despite seasonal variations of wind and solar sources.
ISSN:1932-5517
DOI:10.1109/PES.2011.6039408