TY - GEN
T1 - A systems engineering framework
T2 - 2015 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology, ICIT 2015
AU - Doorsamy, Wesley
AU - Cronje, Willem A.
AU - Lakay-Doorsamy, Lorinda
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 IEEE.
PY - 2015/6/16
Y1 - 2015/6/16
N2 - Microgrids have been identified as a key instruments in solving energy security, environmental sustainability and energy equity problems faced by developing countries. Furthermore, the opportunity exists for these countries to lead the way in terms of microgrid technology due to the lack of preexisting conventional large-scale generation and inherent support infrastructures found in more economically advanced countries. In order to arrive at a sustainable solution for practical application, the social, environmental and technical challenges must be addressed simultaneously. However, the vast majority of research in this area deals with technical challenges in isolation and there is no practical framework available for contextu-alised development of microgrids. This paper presents a systems engineering framework for assisting with the development of sustainable microgrid solutions for remote/inaccessible and rural areas. The framework deals with initialisation of the technical process in the life cycle of a microgrid system. The main elements of the stakeholders and requirements analysis are described within the context of microgrid systems.
AB - Microgrids have been identified as a key instruments in solving energy security, environmental sustainability and energy equity problems faced by developing countries. Furthermore, the opportunity exists for these countries to lead the way in terms of microgrid technology due to the lack of preexisting conventional large-scale generation and inherent support infrastructures found in more economically advanced countries. In order to arrive at a sustainable solution for practical application, the social, environmental and technical challenges must be addressed simultaneously. However, the vast majority of research in this area deals with technical challenges in isolation and there is no practical framework available for contextu-alised development of microgrids. This paper presents a systems engineering framework for assisting with the development of sustainable microgrid solutions for remote/inaccessible and rural areas. The framework deals with initialisation of the technical process in the life cycle of a microgrid system. The main elements of the stakeholders and requirements analysis are described within the context of microgrid systems.
KW - Microgrids
KW - Requirements analysis
KW - Rural areas
KW - Systems engineering
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84937709799&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/ICIT.2015.7125269
DO - 10.1109/ICIT.2015.7125269
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84937709799
T3 - Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology
SP - 1251
EP - 1256
BT - 2015 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology, ICIT 2015
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Y2 - 17 March 2015 through 19 March 2015
ER -
