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Planning of Sustainable Urban Districts based on Smart Micro-Grids Concept: A Case Study in Brazil

Authors:
Cesare Pica
Tânia Leites
Franco Tumelero
Ricardo Trentin

Keywords: Micro-Grids; Sustainable Energy; Urban District

Abstract:
The work presented in this paper is based on two converging trends worldwide: an increasing interest in sustainable solutions for urban districts and an increasing integration of distributed energy resource in the electric power system. The aim of this work is to analyze, adapt and combine existing methods used for power system planning in one easy-of-implement methodology suitable for rapid-planning of the deployment of distributed energy generation in urban districts. This paper also presents preliminary results of the application of the methodology for the case of a sustainable urban district in Brazil. The work is based on the concept of smart micro-grids, which are considered as building blocks of the “macro” smart grid and a potential solution for massive integration of distributed generation in the electric power system.

Pages: 21 to 27

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2013

Publication date: March 24, 2013

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-412X

ISBN: 978-1-61208-259-2

Location: Lisbon, Portugal

Dates: from March 24, 2013 to March 29, 2013