Proposal of a microgrid in the community of Santa Elena, Pérez Zeledón, based on Whites Lane Smart Micro Grid

Abstract

The following article proposes the design for a smart microgrid in the community of Santa Elena, Pérez Zeledón, Costa Rica, based on Whites Lane Micro Grid. The proposal consists of ten customers (rural families), whose homes have an installed photovoltaic capacity of 2 kW and smart meters to monitor consumption, a way to promote awareness about the rational and efficient use of energy. The electricity generated by the panels, after going through a micro inverter, will enter in the transverter that manages the flow of energy between different possible sources of generation, such as batteries, costumers and external power supply. In addition, an energy storage system with batteries will be installed to operate autonomously at night and at any time when the demand is greater than the photovoltaic production. Also, an electric vehicle charging station will be connected to the microgrid, supplied by twenty four solar panels, to promote the use of electric vehicles and this type of infrastructure in the community and in the country.