Grant: Engage Grants Program
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
$25,000.00
Development of resilient microgrids in trailers
FY 2018-19
Summary
Canada and worldwide are moving towards deploying clean energy systems in urban, remote communities, and*providing resilient energy systems for harsh environments and emergencies. The deployment of off-grid energy*solutions is essential for a number of installations such as remote communities, mining, and emergencies.*MOBISMART developed MOBISUN as an off-grid solution by integrating solar, wind, battery, and traditional*generators to offer off-grid energy supply. The system can be expanded by integrating multiple units with*efficient energy management to offer high performance charging/discharging capabilities using intelligent*control with optimization algorithm. This technology has potential deployment in Canada and worldwide for*remote communities, harsh and extreme environment, and number of applications to replace gas-based energy*supply such as communications, railways, construction, pipeline, and mining installations. There are extended*user requirements to integrate large number of battery systems in multiple MOBISUN units to increase the*scale and enhance charging/discharging performance to meet target loads. The proposed research is led by Dr.*Hossam Gaber at UOIT and have the main objective is to conduct research to enhance the design configuration*and technology of energy storage systems, and integrate intelligent control and optimization algorithms to*improve the performance of one unit and allow the integration of multiple MOBISUN units with increased*profit and ROI. Multiple MOBISUN will offer larger capacity to meet target loads and enhanced performance.*The modeling and simulation should be performed accurately, and integrated control system will be tested for*different design configuration and operation scenarios, including different weather conditions and load profiles.*Intelligent algorithms will be developed to optimize the overall performance in terms of lifecycle cost,*performance, reliability, and safety in view of Key Performance Indicators-KPIs. The proposed control*technique will be optimized based on dynamic load and mobility models, for the selected KPIs of multiple*microgrids and storage systems and technologies.
Program
Engage Grants Program
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
530733-2018
Name nom
Gaber, Hossam
Department département
Energy Systems & Nuclear Science, Faculty of
Organization id
19222
Institution établissement
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2018
Competition year année de concours
2018
Award amount
25000
Program id
EGP
Program name en
Engage Grants Program
Program name fr
Programme de subventions d'engagement partenariat
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1553
Committee name en
Ontario Internal Decision Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de décision interne pour l'Ontario
Area of application code
305
Area of application group en
Energy resources
Area of application group fr
Ressources d'énergie
Area of application en
Energy storage and conversion
Area of application fr
Stockage et transformation de l'énergie
Research subject code
2300
Research subject group en
Fuel and energy technology
Research subject group fr
Combustibles et technologie de l'énergie
Research subject en
Fuel and energy technology (economic geology, use 4003)
Research subject fr
Combustibles et technologie de l'énergie (géologie économique, utiliser 4003)
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Development of resilient microgrids in trailers
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Canada and worldwide are moving towards deploying clean energy systems in urban, remote communities, and*providing resilient energy systems for harsh environments and emergencies. The deployment of off-grid energy*solutions is essential for a number of installations such as remote communities, mining, and emergencies.*MOBISMART developed MOBISUN as an off-grid solution by integrating solar, wind, battery, and traditional*generators to offer off-grid energy supply. The system can be expanded by integrating multiple units with*efficient energy management to offer high performance charging/discharging capabilities using intelligent*control with optimization algorithm. This technology has potential deployment in Canada and worldwide for*remote communities, harsh and extreme environment, and number of applications to replace gas-based energy*supply such as communications, railways, construction, pipeline, and mining installations. There are extended*user requirements to integrate large number of battery systems in multiple MOBISUN units to increase the*scale and enhance charging/discharging performance to meet target loads. The proposed research is led by Dr.*Hossam Gaber at UOIT and have the main objective is to conduct research to enhance the design configuration*and technology of energy storage systems, and integrate intelligent control and optimization algorithms to*improve the performance of one unit and allow the integration of multiple MOBISUN units with increased*profit and ROI. Multiple MOBISUN will offer larger capacity to meet target loads and enhanced performance.*The modeling and simulation should be performed accurately, and integrated control system will be tested for*different design configuration and operation scenarios, including different weather conditions and load profiles.*Intelligent algorithms will be developed to optimize the overall performance in terms of lifecycle cost,*performance, reliability, and safety in view of Key Performance Indicators-KPIs. The proposed control*technique will be optimized based on dynamic load and mobility models, for the selected KPIs of multiple*microgrids and storage systems and technologies.
