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Application of Autonomous Spacecraft Power Control Technology to Terrestrial MicrogridsThis paper describes the potential of the power campus located at the NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC) in Cleveland, Ohio for microgrid development. First, the benefits provided by microgrids to the terrestrial power grid are described, and an overview of Technology Needs for microgrid development is presented. Next, GRC's work on development of autonomous control for manned deep space vehicles, which are essentially islanded microgrids, is covered, and contribution of each of these developments to the microgrid Technology Needs is detailed. Finally, a description is provided of GRC's existing physical assets which can be applied to microgrid technology development, and a phased plan for development of a microgrid test facility is presented.


Document ID
20150000131
Acquisition Source
Glenn Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Dever, Timothy P.
(NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH United States)
Trase, Larry M.
(NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH United States)
Soeder, James F.
(NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH United States)
Date Acquired
January 5, 2015
Publication Date
July 28, 2014
Subject Category
Engineering (General)
Report/Patent Number
GRC-E-DAA-TN15973
Meeting Information
Meeting: International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Country: United States
Start Date: July 28, 2014
End Date: July 30, 2014
Sponsors: American Inst. of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Funding Number(s)
WBS: WBS 756414.01.01
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Keywords
Controls
Power Systems
Space Flight
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