Optimal Operation of SMR-RES Hybrid Energy System for Electricity & District Heating

Author(s):  
Bikash Poudel ◽  
Ramakrishna Gokaraju
Electronics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (24) ◽  
pp. 3136
Author(s):  
Li-Ning Xing ◽  
Hong-Long Xu ◽  
Armin Kardan Sani ◽  
Md. Alamgir Hossain ◽  
S. M. Muyeen

Optimal sizing of hybrid energy systems has been considerably investigated in previous studies. Nevertheless, most studies only focused on providing AC electric loads by renewable energy sources (RESs) and energy storage systems (ESSs). In this paper, a hybrid energy system, including photovoltaic (PV) system, ESS, fuel cell (FC), natural gas (NG) boiler, thermal load controller (TLC), and converter is optimized for supplying different load demands. Three scenarios are introduced to investigate the feasibility of the energy system. Environmental aspects of each system are analyzed, as there are NG-consuming sources in the system structure. A sensitivity analysis is conducted on the influential parameters of the system, such as inflation rate and interest rate. Simulation results show that the proposed hybrid energy system is economically and technically feasible. The net present cost (NPC) and cost of energy (COE) of the system are obtained at $230,223 and $0.0409, respectively. The results indicate that the TLC plays a key role in the optimal operation of the PV system and the reduction in greenhouse gas emission productions.


2020 ◽  
Vol 45 (27) ◽  
pp. 14108-14118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Cao ◽  
Qiangfeng Wang ◽  
Wen Cheng ◽  
Sayyad Nojavan ◽  
Kittisak Jermsittiparsert

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Balamurugan ◽  
S. Kumaravel ◽  
S. Ashok

The focus of the world on renewable energy sources is growing rapidly due to its availability and environment friendliness. However, the renewable energy influenced by natural conditions is being intermittent, it is difficult to accomplish stable energy supply only by one kind of renewable energy source. In order to achieve reliability, it is necessary to integrate two or more energy sources together in an optimal way as hybrid energy system. Optimal allocation of sources, unpredictable load demand, intermittent behaviors of sources, and charging and discharging of storage devices are the major challenges in operating a hybrid energy system. A new controller algorithm is developed and implemented in controller hardware to overcome the above issues. The controller is incorporated in biomass gasifier-based hybrid energy system in a university campus at south India. A case study is carried out in real-time at the site for a typical day. From the experimentation, it is estimated that the annual savings in the operating cost are Rs 375,459.00 ($8475.4) for the optimal allocation of the sources by the controller.


Author(s):  
Haipeng Guan ◽  
Yan Ren ◽  
Qiuxia Zhao ◽  
Hesam Parvaneh

The increasing trend in power consumption, mainly due to the rapid population growth, has resulted in grid outages and low-reliability grid connections. Renewable-based hybrid energy systems are one of the emerging alternatives for traditional and low-reliability grid connections. In this paper, a stand-alone hybrid energy system is proposed for a remote residential house. HOMER software is used for the optimisation of the proposed energy system. The main contribution of the paper is focused on considering two influential parameters, such as annual load growth and photovoltaic (PV) degradation rates in the optimal planning of the hybrid energy system. Simulation results indicate that considering influential parameters more realistic results, including system configuration, total net present cost (NPC) and optimal operation of the energy sources are achievable. Total NPC of the system obtained as 70,072 US$, which shows 52,029 US$ growth in comparison to the case neglected annual load growth and PV degradation rates. The optimum configuration benefits from higher penetration of renewable energy sources (RESs). Moreover, according to the comparison made with only-grid system, the proposed hybrid renewable-based energy system saves a large number of emissions. Based on the results, around 292,049.4202 kg emissions have been saved over 25 years of the project.


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