Ingredients for a Microgrid at U.S. Department of Defense Installations [Technology Leaders]

Kliem, John; McGinn, Dennis

doi:10.1109/mele.2020.3026435

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“…Studies have verified that microgrids, when well designed, increase energy resilience for a local area as an independent source of power when the city grid is interrupted [12,14,15,27]. When a weather-related anomaly or energy disruption to the utility grid occurs, a microgrid can use a high speed switch to transition from grid-connected mode to islanded mode with minimal interruptions [27,28], assuming the microgrid itself is not degraded or damaged by the event.…”

Section: Microgridsmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…The successful implementation of microgrids for defense installations requires cooperation with local utilities [28]; an understanding of the loads that must be served to perform mission-critical functions [29]; and a design that supports differing operational requirements, climate, and geography for the specific location-in other words, one microgrid size does not fit all [10,30]. Examples of successful microgrid installation for DOD facilities include Naval Base Guam Telecommunications Site (NBGTS) in Finegaya, Guam, and Marine Corps Air and Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) in Twentynine Palms, CA [29].…”

Section: Microgridsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, the size comparison in Table 1 makes for an interesting observation in scale difference between total energy consumed and the size of the microgrid that was installed. The installed microgrid capacity for Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, which has all of its power generated on-site [31], and Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) Barking Sands, which cooperated with Kauai Island Utility for infrastructure on installation property [28,32], are examples of overestimation to ensure supportability while Naval Submarine Base New London appears to be equipped to only support the critical loads at a quarter of the total location's historical power usage in FY 2019. The Miramar microgrid was designed to potentially power the entire installation for full facility capability at all times [33], not being constrained to only critical load capability.…”

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confidence: 99%

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We propose a methodology to determine the impact of different potential mission scenarios upon energy resilience for mission-critical loads attached to a military base’s microgrid infrastructure. The proposed methodology applies to any installation with changing operational states that has energy-resilience requirements. The proposed methodology may be used by energy managers to account for potential mission scenarios that a base may be part of, followed by assessing the microgrid energy resilience to supply the critical loads for said mission scenarios, especially where the external grid power may be unavailable and/or damage to microgrid components may be present. In the event a microgrid design is unable to provide sufficient electrical energy, distributed energy resources and energy storage systems including renewable energy resources may be added to improve energy resilience. A case study is conducted on a fictitious representative military base, microgrid design, and changing mission demands to demonstrate the application of the proposed methodology. This article contributes a methodology for energy managers to evaluate energy resilience using microgrids by accounting for potential mission scenarios, their energy requirements, resulting energy preparedness, and recommendations for improvement, as necessary.

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