Performance and analysis of retail store‐centered microgrids with solar photovoltaic parking lot, cogeneration, and battery‐based hybrid systems

• Published in: Engineering reports (Hoboken, N.J.) Vol. 3; no. 11
• Main Authors: Shah, Kunal K., George, Dane, Swan, Lukas, Pearce, Joshua M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, USA John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.11.2021; Wiley
• Subjects: Alternative energy sources; battery; Cogeneration; combined heat and power; Community; Discount department stores; Distributed generation; Electric rates; Electrical loads; Electricity; Energy resources; Hybrid systems; microgrid; Military bases; Military deployment; Parking facilities; photovoltaic; Photovoltaic cells; R&D; Renewable resources; Research & development; Retail stores; Canada; United States > US; Nova Scotia Canada

To examine the potential of distributed microgrids using sustainable energy sources centered on retail store parking lots, this study provides a methodology to simulate medium‐scale solar photovoltaic (PV) + combined heat and power (CHP) + battery hybrid microgrid systems deployed at big box retail...