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#microgrid: Vs California Wildfires
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Oct 27 2017 03:00 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
When the islanded microgrid at Stone Edge Farm near Sonoma, Calif.,
. . . kept operating for 10 days,
. . . in spite of the fires that caused outages nearby,
. . . the operators seized the opportunity,
. . . to learn as much as possible,
. . . from the surprises they encountered.
1) There was no light, so we needed to get the microgrid into island mode, fast.
2) To ensure the farm’s water pump irrigation system continued operating.
3) Officials called for evacuations, and
. . . we operated the islanded microgrid remotely.
4) The microgrid is distributed across the 16-acre farm, with
. . . 16 buildings, and
. . . 7 utility service meters.
5) The biggest problem with microgrids today is,
. . . they are all custom.
6) Face masks, and high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters are needed
. . . to ensure people are breathing air that’s relatively free of pollution.
7) Provide protections to prevent fires from the batteries.
8) If a battery exploded, we could send energy everywhere else.
. . . That point of failure would not take us off line.
9) Create an refuge,
. . . to serve as emergency food and shelter for people.
10-27-2017 Source: #Microgrid: VS California Wildfires
. . . kept operating for 10 days,
. . . in spite of the fires that caused outages nearby,
. . . the operators seized the opportunity,
. . . to learn as much as possible,
. . . from the surprises they encountered.
1) There was no light, so we needed to get the microgrid into island mode, fast.
2) To ensure the farm’s water pump irrigation system continued operating.
3) Officials called for evacuations, and
. . . we operated the islanded microgrid remotely.
4) The microgrid is distributed across the 16-acre farm, with
. . . 16 buildings, and
. . . 7 utility service meters.
5) The biggest problem with microgrids today is,
. . . they are all custom.
6) Face masks, and high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters are needed
. . . to ensure people are breathing air that’s relatively free of pollution.
7) Provide protections to prevent fires from the batteries.
8) If a battery exploded, we could send energy everywhere else.
. . . That point of failure would not take us off line.
9) Create an refuge,
. . . to serve as emergency food and shelter for people.
10-27-2017 Source: #Microgrid: VS California Wildfires
