MOVEABLE, DEPLOYABLE MICROGRID ANALYSIS
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Authors
Drake, Jordan M.
Hardman, Graham D.
Kimble, William C.
Rodriguez, Andrea
Smith, Bradley I.
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microgrids
nanogrids
renewable energy
energy resilience
electricity infrastructure
defense critical electrical infrastructure
systems engineering
Department of Defense
DOD
feasibility and interoperability
sustainment engineering
nanogrids
renewable energy
energy resilience
electricity infrastructure
defense critical electrical infrastructure
systems engineering
Department of Defense
DOD
feasibility and interoperability
sustainment engineering
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Pollman, Anthony G.
White, Corina L.
Van Bossuyt, Douglas L.
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2022-12
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Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
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This report focuses on the assessment of the feasibility of Moveable, Deployable Microgrids (MODEMs) from an interoperability and sustainment perspective as an alternative solution to traditional backup power methods aimed at bringing critical loads back online after installation microgrid failures or operational energy needs. Prior research into microgrid solutions by MAJ Daniel Varley in his paper “Feasibility Analysis of a Mobile Microgrid Design to Support Department of Defense (DOD) Energy Resilience Goals” identified MODEM as a potential solution. This report utilized the work done by MAJ Varley and further assesses system feasibility.
Base and operational energy managers will benefit from MODEMs by having access to multi-energy source systems that are both easily moveable and relatively simplistic in design. As concerns surrounding energy resiliency of defense critical infrastructure by both the DOD and Department of Energy (DOE) mount, as expressed in a March 2022 report by the Electricity Advisory Committee (EAC) titled “Strengthening the Resilience of Defense Critical Infrastructure”, there is a push to identify cost-effective solutions that utilize alternative energy sources in order to improve the overall resiliency of this infrastructure. The MODEM system has the potential to be a viable solution to the resiliency problem.
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