Chapter 8
Distributed Utilities
8.1 Available Technologies 8-2
8.2 Fuel Cells 8-2
8.3 Microturbines 8-4
8.4 Combustion Turbines 8-5
8.5 Photovoltaics 8-6
8.6 Solar-Thermal-Electric Systems 8-7
8.7 Wind Electric Conversion Systems 8-8
8.8 Storage Technologies 8-9
8.9 Interface Issues 8-9
Line-Commutated Inverters • Self-Commutated Inverters
8.10 Applications 8-11
Ancillary Services • “Traditional Utility” Applications • Customer Applications • Third-Party Service Providers
8.11 Conclusions 8-12
References 8-13
John R. Kennedy
Georgia Power Company
Rama Ramakumar
Oklahoma State University
Distributed utilities (DU), as the name indicates, employ distributed generation (DG) sources and distributed storage (DS) of energy throughout the service area. ...
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