A survey on the contributions of power electronics to smart grid systems

Çolak, İlhami; Kabalcı, Ersan; Fulli, Gianluca; Lazarou, Stavros

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2015.03.031

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“…1,2 Power devices are widely used in communications, consumer electronics, new energy industries, and other fields. 3,4 Although Si-based power devices dominate the current market, some power devices based on SiC and GaN substrates have reached or approached production. [5][6][7][8] However, according to power device quality predictions made using Baliga's figure of merit (BFOM = ε µE 3 b , where ε is the relative dielectric constant, µ is the electron mobility, and E b is the breakdown field intensity), 9 semiconductor materials with wider bandgaps are needed in order to achieve better device performance including higher breakdown voltages, higher current densities, and reduced conduction loss.…”

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Characterization of the inhomogeneous barrier distribution in a Pt/(100)β-Ga2O3 Schottky diode via its temperature-dependent electrical properties

Jian

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AIP Advances

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β-Ga2O3 is an ultra-wide bandgap semiconductor with applications in power electronic devices. Revealing the transport characteristics of β-Ga2O3 devices at various temperatures is important for improving device performance and reliability. In this study, we fabricated a Pt/β-Ga2O3 Schottky barrier diode with good performance characteristics, such as a low ON-resistance, high forward current, and a large rectification ratio. Its temperature-dependent current–voltage and capacitance–voltage characteristics were measured at various temperatures. The characteristic diode parameters were derived using thermionic emission theory. The ideality factor n was found to decrease from 2.57 to 1.16 while the zero-bias barrier height Φb0 increased from 0.47 V to 1.00 V when the temperature was increased from 125 K to 350 K. This was explained by the Gaussian distribution of barrier height inhomogeneity. The mean barrier height Φ¯b0 = 1.27 V and zero-bias standard deviation σ0 = 0.13 V were obtained. A modified Richardson plot gave a Richardson constant A* of 36.02 A·cm−2·K−2, which is close to the theoretical value of 41.11 A·cm−2·K−2. The differences between the barrier heights determined using the capacitance–voltage and current–voltage curves were also in line with the Gaussian distribution of barrier height inhomogeneity.

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Characterization of the inhomogeneous barrier distribution in a Pt/(100)β-Ga2O3 Schottky diode via its temperature-dependent electrical properties

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“…The ICT, ADA, control, advanced protection, PE, protection, and measurement technologies are inevitable, mainly for REG/DER integration connected to DN with PE converters and supported by energy storage systems (ESSs) [36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46]. The aforementioned technologies can be employed to address and possibly prevent undesired conditions [8], notably voltage instability (sag and swell) conditions, resulting in grid instabilities (voltage, frequency, and angular stability), faults and loss of DERs synchronization.…”

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Smart Distribution Networks: A Review of Modern Distribution Concepts from a Planning Perspective

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Smart grids (SGs), as an emerging grid modernization concept, is spreading across diverse research areas for revolutionizing power systems. SGs realize new key concepts with intelligent technologies, maximizing achieved objectives and addressing critical issues that are limited in conventional grids. The SG modernization is more noticeable at the distribution grid level. Thus, the transformation of the traditional distribution network (DN) into an intelligent one, is a vital dimension of SG research. Since future DNs are expected to be interconnected in nature and operation, hence traditional planning methods and tools may no longer be applicable. In this paper, the smart distribution network (SDN) concept under the SG paradigm, has presented and reviewed from the planning perspective. Also, developments in the SDN planning process have been surveyed on the basis of SG package (SGP). The package presents a SDN planning foundation via major SG-enabling technologies (SGTF), anticipated functionalities (SGAF), new consumption models (MDC) as potential SDN candidates, associated policies and pilot projects and multi-objective planning (MOP) as a real-world optimization problem. In addition, the need for an aggregated SDN planning model has also been highlighted. The paper discusses recent notable related works, implementation activities, various issues/challenges and potential future research directions; all aiming at SDN planning.

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“…Smart Grids (SGs) are regarded as the next generation of conventional grids because of its two-way power and information flow capabilities [1]. Smart Grids which are popular for their high security, self-healing features have many applications such as enabling a low carbon economy, decreasing electricity consumption, growing the electricity market, reducing the costs and production of peak load times, managing demand response and increasing application of renewable energy [2][3][4].…”

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Optimizing Technology Selection for Power Smart Grid Systems: a Case Study of Iran Power Distribution Industry (IPDI)

Montazeri

Bisheh

2017

Technol Econ Smart Grids Sustain Energy

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The power smart grid (PSG) as a well-established research area is recently dealing with a wider range of topics such as power systems, energy generation and telecommunication. Selecting proper technologies for PSG systems is a complicated and multi-criteria decision making process. The present paper aims to identify the most important technologies for PSG at IPDI using a multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) technique, simple additive weighting (SAW). To this purpose, competent and knowledgeable decision makers in the field of PSG technologies were requested to evaluate the PSG technologies and its affiliated criteria and comment on them. They were also asked to rate each technology based on criteria set within the framework of SAW. The six-step algorithm of SAW has successfully identified moment billing, wireless technology and load forecasting as the most important technologies for PSG. This study suggests that both potential PSG technologies and criteria should be taken into account to optimize selecting important technologies.

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A survey on the contributions of power electronics to smart grid systems

Cited by 130 publications

References 117 publications

Characterization of the inhomogeneous barrier distribution in a Pt/(100)β-Ga2O3 Schottky diode via its temperature-dependent electrical properties

Characterization of the inhomogeneous barrier distribution in a Pt/(100)β-Ga2O3 Schottky diode via its temperature-dependent electrical properties

Smart Distribution Networks: A Review of Modern Distribution Concepts from a Planning Perspective

Optimizing Technology Selection for Power Smart Grid Systems: a Case Study of Iran Power Distribution Industry (IPDI)

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