ARL-TR-8582 - Atmospheric Renewable Energy Research, Volume 6: Atmospheric Renewable Energy Field Study No. 3 and Preparation for Tactical Power In-situ Atmospheric Intelligence | U.S. Army Research Laboratory

摘要

Tactical power independence is strengthened with the hybridizing of solar energy into a tactical power-grid design. To optimize such a hybrid grid performance, knowledge of current and future atmospheric contributions is critical. The Atmospheric Renewable Energy Field Study no. 3 (ARE3) promotes this quest by furthering the acquisition of novel and detailed power, solar radiation, and cloud/sky documentation data. These data also serve as a resource toward the development of a solar radiation flux model that will provide atmospheric intelligence for future tactical power grids. In this report, a sample of the solar radiation models surveyed for hybrid power applications is presented, along with the identification of a best fit model that satisfies the current tactical energy unit independence requirements. Balanced and unbalanced power grid conditions are graphically displayed as a sample product of the preliminary ARE3 data analysis. The ARE3 data acquired and analyzed continue to advance the US Army Research Laboratory toward a better understanding of the atmospheric influences upon the hybrid power grids utilizing solar energy, as well as toward the creation of a smart (atmospherically informed) tactical hybrid power grid.