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A Smart Hybrid Energy System Grid for Energy Efficiency in Remote Areas for the Army
Umberto Berardi, Elisa Tomassoni, Khaled Khaled
April 25, 2023
The current energy inefficiencies in relocatable temporary camps of the Armed Force troops create logistic challenges associated with fuel supply. The energy needs of these camps are primarily satisfied by diesel engine generators, which imply that a significant amount of fuel needs to be continuously provided to these camps, often built in remote areas. This paper presents an alternative solution, named Smart Hybrid Energy System (SHES), aiming towards significantly reducing the amount of fuel needed and minimizing transportation logistics while meeting camp energy demands. The SHES combines the existing diesel generators with solar power generation, energy storage, and waste heat recovery technologies, all connected to a microgrid, ensuring uninterrupted electricity and hot water supplies. All components are controlled by an energy management system that prioritizes output and switches between different power generators, ensuring operation at optimum efficiencies. The SHES components have been selected to be easily transportable in standard shipping 20 ft containers. The modularity of the solution, scalable from the base camp for 150 people, is designed according to available on-site renewable sources, allowing for energy optimization of different camp sizes in different climates.
Keywords
Energy Efficiency, hybrid energy system, microgrid, military applications, remote areas, Renewable and Sustainable Energy
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Berardi U, Tomassoni E, Khaled K. A Smart Hybrid Energy System Grid for Energy Efficiency in Remote Areas for the Army. (2023). LAPSE:2023.34250
Author Affiliations
Berardi U: Department of Architectural Science, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON M5B 2K3, Canada [ORCID]
Tomassoni E: Department of Architectural Science, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON M5B 2K3, Canada; Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Edile e Architettura DICEA, Universita’ Politecnica delle Marche, 60131 Ancona, Italy
Khaled K: Department of Architectural Science, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON M5B 2K3, Canada [ORCID]
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Energies
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13
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9
Article Number
E2279
Year
2020
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2020-05-05
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1996-1073
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