Grid-connected versus stand-alone energy systems for decentralized power-A review of literature

Kaundinya, Deepak Paramashivan and Balachandra, P and Ravindranath, NH (2009) Grid-connected versus stand-alone energy systems for decentralized power-A review of literature. In: Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 13 (8). pp. 2041-2050.

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Abstract

The decentralized power is characterised by generation of power nearer to the demand centers, focusing mainly on meeting local energy needs. A decentralized power system can function either in the presence of grid, where it can feed the surplus power generated to the grid, or as an independent/stand-alone isolated system exclusively meeting the local demands of remote locations. Further, decentralized power is also classified on the basis of type of energy resources used-non-renewable and renewable. These classifications along with a plethora of technological alternatives have made the whole prioritization process of decentralized power quite complicated for decision making. There is abundant literature, which has discussed various approaches that have been used to support decision making under such complex situations. We envisage that summarizing such literature and coming out with a review paper would greatly help the policy/decision makers and researchers in arriving at effective solutions. With such a felt need 102 articles were reviewed and features of several technological alternatives available for decentralized power, the studies on modeling and analysis of economic, environmental and technological asibilities of both grid-connected (GC) and stand-alone (SA) systems as decentralized power options are presented. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Elsevier science.
Keywords:	Decentralized planning; Grid-connected; Stand-alone; Renewable energy; Energy systems
Department/Centre:	Division of Mechanical Sciences > Centre for Sustainable Technologies (formerly ASTRA)
Date Deposited:	07 Jan 2010 11:56
Last Modified:	09 Sep 2014 04:43
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/22937

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