Models of power sources are essential elements in the simulation of systems that generate, store and manage energy. In spite of the huge difference in power scale, they perform a common function: converting a primary environmental quantity into power. This paper proposes a unified model of a power source that is applicable to any power scale, and that can be derived solely from data contained in the specification or the datasheet of a device. The key feature of our model is the normalization of the energy generation characteristic of the power source by means of a reduction to a function expressing extracted power vs. the “scavenged” quantity. The proposed model proved to apply to two kinds of power sources, i.e., a wind turbine and a photovoltaic panel, and to provide a good level of accuracy and simulation performance w.r.t. widely adopted models.

A unified model of power sources for the simulation of electrical energy systems / Vinco, Sara; Chen, Yukai; Macii, Enrico; Poncino, Massimo. - ELETTRONICO. - (2016), pp. 281-286. (Intervento presentato al convegno ACM Great Lake Symposium on VLSI (GLSVLSI) tenutosi a Boston, Massachusetts, USA nel 18/05/2016-20/20/2016) [10.1145/2902961.2903024].

A unified model of power sources for the simulation of electrical energy systems

VINCO, SARA;CHEN, YUKAI;MACII, Enrico;PONCINO, MASSIMO
2016

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Models of power sources are essential elements in the simulation of systems that generate, store and manage energy. In spite of the huge difference in power scale, they perform a common function: converting a primary environmental quantity into power. This paper proposes a unified model of a power source that is applicable to any power scale, and that can be derived solely from data contained in the specification or the datasheet of a device. The key feature of our model is the normalization of the energy generation characteristic of the power source by means of a reduction to a function expressing extracted power vs. the “scavenged” quantity. The proposed model proved to apply to two kinds of power sources, i.e., a wind turbine and a photovoltaic panel, and to provide a good level of accuracy and simulation performance w.r.t. widely adopted models.
2016
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