jaraujo1
Member
I have unsuccessfully tried to find Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS) to handle multiple renewable power sources
- Multiple source of power: wind, solar, generator based on methane gas (human and animal waste) and others.
I was wandering if anyone have used PLC to handle the following tasks:
- Mix feeding one, two and other power sources altogether (parallel feeding to an UPS which in turn will feed the final loads.
I envision the following challenges:
- Low voltage signal generation from the high power source to
drive the PLC to provide the needed information
- The PLC program will handle the following tasks:
(a) Be able to simultaneously harness the power of the wind and the sun if both are available to feed the UPS.
(b) Be able to discriminate and harness the power of either if we have wind but not sun or viceversa.
(c) Be able to tell the methane generator to turn on if either of the wind or sun sources are not available.
(d) Be able to transfer power to the utility grid if the generated power exceed the load demand.
(e) Be able to use power from the grid if none of the renewable sources are available.
(f)If utilitlity power is available, grid hook up to sell power to the utility or to take power from the utility in the low probability event all the renewable sources are down.
Thanks,
- Multiple source of power: wind, solar, generator based on methane gas (human and animal waste) and others.
I was wandering if anyone have used PLC to handle the following tasks:
- Mix feeding one, two and other power sources altogether (parallel feeding to an UPS which in turn will feed the final loads.
I envision the following challenges:
- Low voltage signal generation from the high power source to
drive the PLC to provide the needed information
- The PLC program will handle the following tasks:
(a) Be able to simultaneously harness the power of the wind and the sun if both are available to feed the UPS.
(b) Be able to discriminate and harness the power of either if we have wind but not sun or viceversa.
(c) Be able to tell the methane generator to turn on if either of the wind or sun sources are not available.
(d) Be able to transfer power to the utility grid if the generated power exceed the load demand.
(e) Be able to use power from the grid if none of the renewable sources are available.
(f)If utilitlity power is available, grid hook up to sell power to the utility or to take power from the utility in the low probability event all the renewable sources are down.
Thanks,