Summary
Supplying customers in rural areas, distant from urban centres and in places with difficult access, has always been a challenge for distribution utilities, since it demands the construction of lengthy distribution networks and expensive infrastructure.
Read more Read lessRecently, the increase in the use of Distributed Generation, as well as the increased affordability of Battery Energy Storage Systems, made feasible the use of alternative solutions to provide power with reliability and quality to such locations. By using Microgrids, utilities can solve the supply problems of such clients in a more efficient, economical and timely manner.
This paper presents the “Serra da Saudade Microgrid”, under development by Brazil’s largest distribution utility, focusing on studies conducted by its engineers to estimate the Microgrid’s autonomy when operating in islanded mode. Its main objective is to estimate the Microgrid total load and evaluate whether the installed Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) and
Photovoltaic (PV) systems can reliably support local demand under varying load and weather conditions. The analysis is conducted using real-world data, gathered from Advanced Metering
Infrastructure (AMI) and evaluated through power flow simulations.
Additional informations
| Publication type | Session Materials |
|---|---|
| Reference | C6_11386_2026 |
| Publication year | |
| Publisher | CIGRE |
| Country | Brazil |
| Study committees | |
| File size | 966 KB |
| Price for non member | 30 € |
| Price for member | 30 € |
Authors
COUTO Henrique - Cemig Distribuição Brazil; FERNANDES José - Cemig Distribuição Brazil; SERVULO Diego - Cemig Distribuição Brazil; SOUZA William - Cemig Distribuição Brazil; VELOSO Wagner - Cemig Distribuição Brazil; ANTUNES Marney - Cemig Distribuição Brazil
Keywords
Battery, Distributed Energy Resources (DER), Electrical Energy Storage, Microgrid, Power Flow Simulation
