Friday, June 9, 2017

Alternative Electrical Energy aka Microgrid




Doing the math to generate 120 240 volt AC voltage
In either single or 3 phase voltage options to any onsite wattage requirements and needs is as simple as adding the AC wattage load and designing a system to meet those needs. Solar panels come in either DC or AC voltage and wattage options. Solar PV micro inverter AC that tie directly to existing onsite electrical circurit breakers buss bars and Solar DC that tie into battery banking. Wind electrical energy comes in either AC or DC voltage and wattage options.

It may seem to be a mystery with alternative electrical energy and how to take different sources from solar, wind and any other source available and mix them all together to operate safely, efficient and reliable.
This makes free electrical energy possible to lower, stop or Net Metering to grid any onsite Net Zero AC wattage needs.

With advancements in off the shelf components that are grid quality, microprocessor controlled
and other options available from various vendors it is possible to mix all these different sources of electrical energy together and to make them operate safely, efficient and reliable. What is even better is that each source is a switching input for the required onsite AC or DC wattage needs. Made possible by stacking items as needed for higher AC amperage, wattage, voltage needs.

 DC to AC pure sine wave inverters that are grid quality microprocessor controlled and other options available from vendors that are so fast that there is zero lag time from these various switching sources, this makes clock or computer resets not necessary.  The old days are over from having to wait 10 seconds for a ATS automatic transfer switch to kick in an onsite fueled generator. Any onsite original generator that is ATS can be lowered or stopped with the advancement in DC battery banking options.  Battery banking also lowers or stops generator fuel consumption by storing electrical energy into AH amp hours for later use. Battery banking design can make it possible that days, weeks, or not at all charging maybe required.

With 43 years electrical experience and a retired master electrician in residential, commercial and industrial knowledge
It is possible to mix these different sources together such as Solar PV & DC, Wind AC & DC, Battery Banking, Grid and to make them all operate safely, efficient and reliable together. All with plug & play hot swap out cabling with PLC programmable logic controller and SCADA Supervisory control and data acquisition. This makes generating electrical electrical energy fool proof and logs errors, alarms, EOL end of life shelf life of electrical items and other options. It also gives switching control of onsite electrical energy from remote locations possible. 

Those that have grid electrical energy 
Can stop or Net Meter (where allowed) there original metering with many switching options. Mixing these different forms of electrical energy gives many switching options and even if grid power is lost from storms or other grid loss issues the onsite electrical energy is not lost from these grid issues. Safety and switching is done with ATS which isolates onsite grid so that no back feed to grid is possible from grid loss. But also monitors grid loss voltage for grid restart than again switching options are available like for example to stay off grid and consume the alternative electrical energy microgrid switching sources. 

Consulting clients options on grid tied and off grid electrical energy needs and issues.
Electrical energy is as simple as adding the correct wattage & voltage load numbers together and adding the inputs from solar and wind and any other onsite alternative electrical energy sources together. By producing onsite electrical energy you than are your own source of electrical energy aka microgrid. You than have design choices to Net Zero meaning no monthly electrical billings or Net Metering (where the onsite meter utility pays you monthly) where allowed. Either way alternative electrical energy is an investment can pay for it's self.



D B Electric
Website www.dbelectric.us
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There is no reason ever not to have safe, reliable and efficient electrical energy 
From grid electric energy to alternative electric energy this retired master electrician can consult you on how to add the numbers and what off the shelf grid quality vendors and material sources are designed to operate from various vendors together into onsite microgrid electrical energy. 

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