Technical Description

The project requires students to design and build a microgrid system. That is, an electrical system that is decentralized and operates in an island mode. As a result, it will be completely disconnected from any external power grids. There is the possibility of connecting this system to an external grid, but this will not be possible in the first few cycles of the project. This is due to the fact that such an option will necessitate the addition of a component with high safety standards (will be connected to the national grid upon necessity).

Solar, wind, hydropower, or a combination of these sources will provide power. The goal is to have a mix of these three, but this may vary depending on the local climate condition. Different setups will be presented at the end of this document. for the technical description of the project, a reference solution has been set up. this one also been used for the budget calculation.

The values for this one is as follows;

One larger wind turbine; with a peak capacity of 10 kW, diameter of the rotor (4-6 m).
Multiple solar panels; with a total peak capacity of 10 kW
Micro-Hydropower; with a peak capacity of 15 kW
The battery pack dimensions are set to cover 12 hours of peak demand at no production, which gives approx. 50 kWh

Possible Demand to Cover

Power Demand for the Various Applications

System	Power Consumption per day	User	Goal	Area of Use
1	12 Wh	Collective off house holdings, small village	Daily use for house holding	Light, Charging of mobile devices, fans, routers, computers
2	200Wh	Collective off house holdings, small village	Daily use for house holding	Light, Charging of mobile devices, fans, routers, computers
3	1KWh	Small farmer, larger village, communal centers	Productive Use	Refrigerator, water pump, lending of batteries, small tools
4	3-4KWh	Medium farmer, larger village, communal centers	Productive Use	Power tools, small process machines

2. Different Systems that is Covered with Different Models