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Biography

Biography: Hina Fathima. A.

Abstract

Fast depleting fossil fuels and the growing awareness for environmental protection have led us to an energy crisis. Hence, efforts are being made by researchers to investigate new ways to extract energy from renewable sources. ‘Microgrids’ with Distributed Generators (DG) are being implemented with renewable energy systems. Growing penetration of renewable sources in the power scenario has also led to a bilateral increase for the need of storage systems. Unpredictability and high intermittence in the power generated from renewable systems like wind have driven the need for adequate back up energy reserves and power quality improvement according to grid standards. Optimization methods justify the cost of investment of a microgrid by enabling economic and reliable utilization of the resources. Thus the concept of Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems (HRES) with state of art application of optimization tools and techniques to microgrids has gained prominence. An extensive literature survey on HRES reveals a framework of diverse objectives for which optimization approaches could be applied to empower the microgrid. Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) have been the most popular and mature technology for grid applications from a long time. Lot of research is pursued in BESS to develop its volumetric capacity, specific discharge rates and efficiency by improving the material properties, integration topologies and control mechanisms. A brief overview of the future scope of development in BESS by exploring their developments, properties as well as the applications in wind power grids is outlined.