Reflexões acerca da geração distribuída e suas implicações no sistema elétrico, na sociedade e no meio ambiente

Abstract

The objective of this work is to study Distributed Generation in the most possible embracing way. For this, the research was not only based on the technical analysis of its apparatus, but sought more than that. Reflections on their implications in the power system and also in the environment and society are proposed. Distributed Generation is understood here as a broad concept that encompasses several technologies of power production and, to understand it, the discussions range from its origins to the results of its use on various environmental and social fronts. At first, a historical study was made on the electricity generation and the power system from its beginnings to the late years. Next, the text attempts to answer what is Distributed Generation. For this, the related terms are addressed, a historical-bibliographic revision is made and the definitions found in the literature are explored. In the third part of the work, the content becomes strictly technical, analyzing the positive and negative impacts, the technological details and the challenges of the integration of Distributed Generation into the power system. Finally, in the last chapter, the study attempts to understand what are the likely consequences for using Distributed Generation for nature and for humanity.