system integration – TechConnect Briefs

Secondary Use Energy Storage System Design Considerations

Starke M., Chinthavali M., Taube B., Spiers D., Schultz B., Southern Research, US

Energy storage technologies are expected to revolutionize the electric power grid by reducing energy costs, providing means to integrate renewables, and increasing grid reliability and resiliency. Numerous demonstration projects of energy storage technologies funded by [...]

Impact of Biomass Based Distributed Generation on Electric Grid

Kumar A.A., Masannagari A.R., Srivastava A.K., Schulz N.N., Mississippi State University, US

Advances in technology and the push for alternative clean energy systems have created a new paradigm in the last ten to fifteen years. Small generating units based on alternative clean energy connected near the loads [...]

Design and Modelling of Optical Microsystems – An Approach to a User-Friendly System Integration Technique

Wächter C., Schreiber P., Karthe W., Elbers J-P, Glingener C., Voges E., Krabe D., Dümcke R., Reichl H., Hagner G., Schröter S., Bartelt H., Stock E.A., Bauer G., Schäfer W., Sickinger H., Schwider J., Fraunhofer-Institut fur Angewandte Optikund Feinmechanik, DE

Optical microsystems usually are of a hybrid nature. They consist of optical components. i.e.micro-optical and or integrated-optical ones, and additionally they include at least mechanical and packaging components. Therefore, a complete design process has to [...]