The Present Trends and Challenges in Renewable Energy Sources Connected to a Grid
Fu Hua1, Ameen Ezzi2
1Fu Hua*, Department of Electrical Engineering, Liaoning Technical University, Fuxin City, Liaoning Province China.
2Ameen Ezzi, Department of Electrical Engineering, Liaoning Technical University, Fuxin City, Liaoning Province China.
Manuscript received on September 15, 2019. | Revised Manuscript received on 24 September, 2019. | Manuscript published on October 10, 2019. | PP: 3118-3130 | Volume-8 Issue-12, October 2019. | Retrieval Number: K21090981119/2019©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijitee.K2109.1081219
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Abstract: Smart grids are alterations of the traditional power grids where the monitoring and control of the electricity system are faster and easier than before due to their automated self-healing and sensing processes. However, their primary target is two-way communication, which is only feasible if the decentralized generation of power will exist alongside the national grid. In that light, this report first gives a comprehensive description of smart grids and their history. Afterward, it examines the two major groups of challenges to the penetration of the technology; that is technical and regulatory, policy, and economic challenges. Case studies from the U.S., Canada, Korea, California, and Sweden are used to illustrate the discovered trends and challenges to renewable energy sources connected to grids and demonstrate possible solutions. The research design employed in the study is diagnostic since the problem, its history, and solutions are all reviewed in the report. The study’s recommendation is policy interventions to solve both the regulatory and technical challenges to the proliferation of gridded renewables.
Keywords: Renewable Energy, Smart Grids, Power System
Scope of the Article: Renewable Energy