PCAN
Application
By Nathaniel G. Cortes
What is PCAN?
P – Problem
C – Cause
A – Answer
N - Net benefits
Application
Research Title: Combining the Wind Power Generation System
with Energy Storage Equipment
By: Ming-Shun Lu , Chung-Liang Chang. Wei-Jen Lee and Li Wang
Problem
 Power generation from wind energy is
fluctuating and unreliable
Cause
 Wind speed changes at different time of the
day.
Answer
 To use energy storage equipment to store
energy when there is an excess on power
generated and use it to compensate the times
when the wind power generated is below the
load demand.
Net Benefits
 Reduced power fluctuation
 Better power generation reliability

Pcan application