Based on existing performance data, and information obtained from laboratory
experiments, mathematical models of NRE technologies were constructed.
Demand/ supply matching procedures along with the supply models, allowed
the development of bSmart software which in turn enabled:
the identification of the potential for NRE systems deployment at any
scale from a large region to a single building
a technical appraisal of these options on the local energy demand
and environmental emissions
an assessment
of the impact of these options on the local energy demand and environmental
emissions
the assessment
of the impact of power quality - on the PES in the case of an NRE export
link and on the building's electrical network in the case of autonomous
NRE utilisation; and
the development
of a strategy for co-operative switching that enables the NRE derived
power to complement the PES without the need for an export connection
bSmart is able to operate at the national, regional, city, community
and single building levels. Such flexibility is required because the
importance of achieving a dynamic balance within a given scheme rises
as the scale of the application reduces.
