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<p>The current emergency power supply (EPS) measures are not perfect and standardised in response to large-scale power failures, such as city-wide ones. This review paper focuses on reasonably using the emergency electric power source to supply power in case of an abnormal urban power grid, to ensure the regular operation of urban electrical equipment and the daily life of the people. This study first introduces the different kinds of main emergency electric power sources and analyses their advantages and disadvantages. The battery of an electric vehicle as a new potential emergency power source is introduced that can also avoid the loss caused by unexpected power failure. Finally, three different EPS methods are explained in detail for different emergency occasions. Among them, the energy router is reviewed comprehensively considering it is the most potential emergency power distribution approach in the future because of its various applications.</p>
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The current emergency power supply (EPS) measures are not perfect and standardised in response to large-scale power failures, such as city-wide ones. This review paper focuses on reasonably using the emergency electric power source to supply power in case of an abnormal urban power grid, to ensure the regular operation of urban electrical equipment and the daily life of the people. This study first introduces the different kinds of main emergency electric power sources and analyses their advantages and disadvantages. The battery of an electric vehicle as a new potential emergency power source is introduced that can also avoid the loss caused by unexpected power failure. Finally, three different EPS methods are explained in detail for different emergency occasions. Among them, the energy router is reviewed comprehensively considering it is the most potential emergency power distribution approach in the future because of its various applications.

Energy Router for Emergency Energy Supply in Urban Cities: A Review

Department of Electrical, Electronic & Computer Engineering

Power Electronics and Drives

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The current emergency power supply (EPS) measures are not perfect and standardised in response to large-scale power failures, such as city-wide ones. This...

Energy Router for Emergency Energy Supply in Urban Cities: A Review

Published Online: Nov 28, 2022

Page range: 246 - 266

Received: Jul 13, 2022

Accepted: Oct 12, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pead-2022-0019

Keywords
emergency electric power source, emergency power supply method, energy router

© 2022 Yu Nie et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Energy Router for Emergency Energy Supply in Urban Cities: A Review

Published Online: Nov 28, 2022

Page range: 246 - 266

Received: Jul 13, 2022

Accepted: Oct 12, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pead-2022-0019

Keywordsemergency electric power source, emergency power supply method, energy router

© 2022 Yu Nie et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
emergency electric power source, emergency power supply method, energy router