Design Strategies of Polymer Composite Components for Sustainable Renewable Energy Microgrids

Year : 2026 | Volume : 14 | Issue : 04 | Page : 63 71
    By

    Rohit Katre,

  • Bhushan Rakhonde,

  • Pratik Dhabe,

  • Yuvraj Rathod,

  • Sneha Hatagale,

  • Rutuja Warbe,

  • Kalyani salunkhe,

  • Yogesh Mandake,

  1. Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Dr. D.Y.Patil Institute Of Technology, Pune, Maharashtra, India
  2. Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Shri Sant Gajanan Maharaj College of Engineering, Shegaon, Maharashtra, India
  3. Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Shri Sant Gajanan Maharaj College of Engineering, Shegaon, Maharashtra, India
  4. BE Student, Department of Electrical Engineering, Dr. D.Y.Patil Institute Of Technology, Pune, Maharashtra, India
  5. BE Student, Department of Electrical Engineering, Dr. D.Y.Patil Institute Of Technology, Pune, Maharashtra, India
  6. Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Dr.D.Y.Patil Institute Of Technology Pune, Maharashtra, India
  7. Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Alarad college of Engineering and management, Maharashtra, India
  8. Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Bharati Vidyapeeth University Pune, Maharashtra, India

Abstract

Increasing power demand and variable performance requirements in renewable-energy systems motivate integrating advanced polymeric and composite materials into microgrid components to improve reliability and performance. This paper presents a design and control framework for a standalone microgrid that couples power-electronic and energy-conversion subsystems with polymer-composite–based components to enhance durability, thermal management, and electromagnetic shielding. The microgrid uses a doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) for wind generation to enable independent active and reactive power control, and a photovoltaic (PV) array interfaced through a boost converter implementing an incremental-conductance MPPT algorithm. A common DC bus links the subsystems, while an energy management system (EMS) orchestrates power flow between generation, a battery energy storage system (BESS), and loads. Polymer-composite elements—such as composite housings for power electronics, thermally conductive polymer composites for heat-sinking, and dielectric polymer layers for DC-link insulation—are proposed and characterized via material property inputs in the simulation model. MATLAB/Simulink results demonstrate DC-link voltage regulation at 750 V and stable load voltage and frequency under source intermittency and load transients. The paper discusses how polymer-composite selection and design (mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties) affect system reliability and offers guidelines for material-property-driven system optimization.

Keywords: polymer composites, renewable-energy microgrid, photovoltaic systems, doubly fed induction generator, MPPT (incremental conductance), battery energy storage, energy management, thermal management polymers

[This article belongs to Journal of Polymer & Composites ]

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Rohit Katre, Bhushan Rakhonde, Pratik Dhabe, Yuvraj Rathod, Sneha Hatagale, Rutuja Warbe, Kalyani salunkhe, Yogesh Mandake. Design Strategies of Polymer Composite Components for Sustainable Renewable Energy Microgrids. Journal of Polymer & Composites. 2026; 14(04):63-71.
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Rohit Katre, Bhushan Rakhonde, Pratik Dhabe, Yuvraj Rathod, Sneha Hatagale, Rutuja Warbe, Kalyani salunkhe, Yogesh Mandake. Design Strategies of Polymer Composite Components for Sustainable Renewable Energy Microgrids. Journal of Polymer & Composites. 2026; 14(04):63-71. Available from: https://journals.stmjournals.com/jopc/article=2026/view=246418


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Volume 14
Issue 04
Received 15/05/2026
Accepted 23/05/2026
Published 08/06/2026
Publication Time 24 Days
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