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“Combustion of fossil fuels has led to the increased levels of carbon (IV) oxide, benzene, formaldehyde, and sulfur dioxide gas that have contributed to ozone destruction and climate change. This has also led to the rise in respiratory tract conditions like asthma, and exposure worsens the effect. There is a dire need to develop power supply methods that are reliable while conserving the environment. The current evolution in the power system has brought micro-grids from experimental procedures in the laboratory to the real world (Hirsch, 2018). The growing power demands and the toxic environmental effects caused by fossil fuels have made the venture into renewable energy more vigorous, and the option is on the way to being one of the most viable alternatives in centralized fossil fuel-powered plants.

Wind micro-grids are one of the promising prospects in the evolution of power generation, trend adoption has many economic impacts with a major concern about the costly nature of the venture. Although the initial installation costs are high, micro-grids installation incentivized to self-generate may save consumers a lot of money spent in grid power purchasing in the long run. Micro-grids that are designed to sustain longer island mode have higher manufacturing costs due to their higher storage capacity feature. The economic incentives enjoyed with micro-grids also vary with load and demand (Karimi, 2016). Due to the availability of already installed traditional power grid, replacing it with the new micro-grid is proving to be an expensive venture and a major hurdle on the road to the adoption of renewable energy sources. This project aims to facilitate this trend while maintaining the minimum input capital possible using wind as a compliment or a replacement of the traditional grid. It is a long-term dream to have populations adopt this new, promising, and reliant power generation method.

The Team analyzed the operation, storage, and emerging issues currently in the industry and came up with a proposal for an effective model that offers competitive advantages over the current wind-powered micro-grids. After thorough research, the group concluded that wind microgrids could be sustainable on their own without the traditional grid (Strunz, Abbasi & Huu, 2013). Their integration into the modern-day society may, however, involve their use as a complementary system due to the permanence of the existing grids, and its remarkable progress.

Another global challenge that came up during this research is that being a pure form of energy, wind power needs to be used as soon as it is generated, or it will be lost. Non-renewable energy sources, on the other hand, are stored forms of energy, always available when and inclining consumers towards them due to their alignment with supply and demand. With micro-grid technology, energy can be utilized more efficiently through battery aided storage. Just like how traditional grids adjust supply to meet demand, storage facilities can be varied in size to accommodate the population.

This project integrates a battery and a turbine to form a micro-grid that can be connected to a power grid for power distribution. The pattern of connectivity in a micro-grid must be parallel to facilitate load sharing. Connections from the micro-grid to the power grid can be in the form of the central, string, or multi-string configuration. However, the central configuration is preferable when dealing with large populations due to the low expense incurred in installation.In this project, the turbine connects the rectifier through a permanent magnet synchronous generator, but many modifications can be made here, e.g., induction generators for large firms. This part of the micro-grid is where we apply control algorithms to enhance compatibility between machines of different voltage. These calculations help in varying current input to prevent overloading and frictional wearing out (Merabet, 2016). A permanent magnet synchronous generator is used for this project because we do not experience the excitation current generated by the grid. The wind energy generation system is connected to a 3-phase voltage source inverter in parallel with a control strategy in place to ensure stability and even power distribution. The voltage and frequency should also be pre-determined. The instability nature of wind is also addressed through automation and power storage techniques (Tsioumas, 2016). Automation is also intended to ensure that the micro-grid is modern, reliable, and competitive with the traditional power system. The existing research shows that wind micro-grids may be unreliable and wasteful during the on-off seasons of wind. During the windy weather, excess energy can be stored in storage units. In this project, we aim at minimizing excess expenditure on storage units using the LOLE and EENS reliability indices that ensure the storage unit is optimum for a particular population. According to Karimi (2016), these indices can be used to accurately predict the size of a storage unit before installation hence increasing the automation capabilities. Further automation can be made on the generator mode, depending on the region’s wind intensity following weather forecasting (Lee, 2018).

Among all available renewable energy sources, wind micro-grids are small and scalable; hence they can be easily integrated into the micro-grid as a power generator.We used wind micro-grids due to their scalable capability. This type of micro-grid generated power can be used to tap into the wind as a valuable resource to produce energy while guaranteeing future environmental sustainability. After looking into the current problems with the traditional grid lines, we noted that the system overlooks consumer safety. This occurs in weather-related destruction of the lines, leading to fire outbreaks. This happens especially in regions with irregular wind patterns, e.g., the coastal terrains. Current strategies by the regional electricity are to cutoff the power supply during such events to prevent the fires. This may be preventive, but it halts many economic activities that rely on electricity. Our proposed micro-grid could be used in these regions independently or as a supportive structure to the traditional electricity because it involves harvesting and storage of power that can ensure the economic impact of power outages is lessened. Although the initial installation of micro-grid architecture may be costly, the potential long-term benefits are high. While operating under a limited budget, the initial installation can be done under the current traditional grid architecture and configured in a way that the two systems can complement each other through the “island mode” of the micro-grid.

From the analysis of this project, it is evident that micro-grids provide an alternative to the centralized power system. Their ability to work independently from the centralized grid makes them resilient, flexible, and competitive. Although the micro-grids use batteries that most of the time use fossil fuels, the level of pollution that they may cause is considerably smaller than that of systems that run on pure fossil fuels. Due to the energy source being natural, the overall cost of electricity is also bound to reduce. The functional ability of micro-grids to be used as complements to the larger grid may have them function during emergencies to provide basic government functions and essential services. This increases the stability of the centralized electrical grid. Although micro-grids have many advantages, the topic sparks conflicts between the national and local governments in terms of management.”