Analyzing the Strategies for Controlling a Hybrid Energy Complex Based on Renewable Energy Source

Vestnik MEI ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 67-78
Author(s):  
Aleksey A. Miroshnichenko ◽  
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Evgeniy V. Solomin ◽  
Evgeniy M. Gordievsky ◽  
Askar Z. Kulganatov ◽  
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One of the priority objectives faced by the Russian electric power industry is supplying power to decentralized areas. These areas include the regions of the Far North and the Far East, which are characterized by remoteness from the unified energy system, low population density in vast territories, weak transport links, and undeveloped industry. In view of these features, it can be concluded that it is economically unprofitable to connect such consumers to the unified energy system. The use of renewable energy sources is the most promising solution to this problem. This, in particular, was noted by the President of Russia V.V. Putin during the “Russian Energy Week”: ‘Wind power, of course holds promise as a method for solving the problem of supplying electricity to the population, but it would be more correct to talk about the integrated use of alternative energy sources....’ Recently, the idea of using hybrid energy generation systems has become a priority issue in considering the electrification of isolated regions. Calculations have shown that such systems are more reliable and economically profitable in comparison with the generation of energy from only one of the sources. The use of combined energy generation systems is dictated by several factors, the main of which is that individual sources of renewable energy are variable in nature, which entails difficulties in ensuring uninterrupted power supply. Such problems do not arise in the case of using hybrid systems. The possibility of using a load distribution control strategy for a hybrid system consisting of photovoltaic panels, a diesel generator, and storage batteries, and operating according to a specified load schedule with the known battery charge/discharge cycles is considered. It is pointed out that the HOMER software package is a suitable tool for carrying out an optimization analysis regarding the technical, economic, and environmental factors of the proposed systems, taking into account the load variation pattern, battery charge/discharge cycles and distributed load. By using this software, it is possible to select the most optimal control strategy for combined power supply systems that allows, along with improving their reliability, better efficiency and longer service life to be obtained.

This paper comprises exploration of hybrid renewable energy sources (RES) such as solar PV, wind Energy etc. with respect to solar radiation and velocity of wind. Hybrid energy system is a magnificent option for providing power supply to remote locations where grid supply is not reachable. The renewable energy sources (RES) are integrated through DSP with proper programming such that maximum power is fetched through RES. Variations in the output power of solar and wind is analyzed using data obtained through proper integration of RES. The foremost objective of proposed paper is to provide uninterrupted power supply to demand side with scrutiny of hybrid energy sources.


Processes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 1581
Author(s):  
Wenqiang Zhu ◽  
Jiang Guo ◽  
Guo Zhao ◽  
Bing Zeng

The hybrid renewable energy system is a promising and significant technology for clean and sustainable island power supply. Among the abundant ocean energy sources, tidal current energy appears to be very valuable due to its excellent predictability and stability, particularly compared with the intermittent wind and solar energy. In this paper, an island hybrid energy microgrid composed of photovoltaic, wind, tidal current, battery and diesel is constructed according to the actual energy sources. A sizing optimization method based on improved multi-objective grey wolf optimizer (IMOGWO) is presented to optimize the hybrid energy system. The proposed method is applied to determine the optimal system size, which is a multi-objective problem including the minimization of annualized cost of system (CACS) and deficiency of power supply probability (DPSP). MATLAB software is utilized to program and simulate the hybrid energy system. Optimization results confirm that IMOGWO is feasible to optimally size the system, and the energy management strategy effectively matches the requirements of system operation. Furthermore, comparison of hybrid systems with and without tidal current turbines is undertaken to confirm that the utilization of tidal current turbines can contribute to enhancing system reliability and reducing system investment, especially in areas with abundant tidal energy sources.


The article analyzes the problems of the development of alternative energy sources in the energy system of Kazakhstan and substantiates the prospects for their introduction in small settlements located in the desert zone. The principles of operation of wind and solar installations used in the territory of Kazakhstan, including in rural settlements, are described. A comparison of the current statistical data of the Republic of Kazakhstan and foreign countries for 2019-2020 is carried out. in the field of the introduction of renewable energy. The possibilities of introducing alternative energy sources in Kazakhstan are considered, subject to the application of flexible tariff mechanisms, state priority when reserving territories for the construction of renewable energy facilities.


A Smart Grid is a reviving structure of traditional centralized power sector which incorporates smart software and hardware technologies. It provides communication among the prosumers and consumers to achieve sustainability and reliability in an economical way. A microgrid (MG) is a unit of smart grid which consists of distributed energy sources with renewable energy sources, energy storage units and variable loads. Because of stochastic nature of renewable energy sources to maintain balance between supply and demand a novel hybrid energy management controller need to be devised. This paper presents various operational objectives and constraints associated with energy management system of hybrid energy system. Also it compares and discusses various optimization algorithms in the literature.


2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Mekontso ◽  
Abdulkarim Abubakar ◽  
S. Madugu ◽  
O. Ibrahim ◽  
Y. A. Adediran

The growing evidence of the global warning phenomena and the rapid depletion of fossil fuels have drawn the world attention to the exploitation of renewable energy sources (RES). However standalone RES have been proven to be very expensive and unreliable in nature owing to the stochastic nature of the energy sources. Hybrid energy system is an excellent solution for electrification of areas where the grid extension is difficult and not economical. One of the main attribute of hybridising is to be able to optimally size each RES including storages with the aim of minimizing operation costs while efficiently and reliably responding to load demand. Hybrid RES emerges as a trend born out of the need to fully utilize and solve problems associated with the reliability of RES. This paper present a review of techniques used in recent optimal sizing of hybrid RES. It discusses several methodologies and criteria for optimization of hybrid RES. The recent trend in optimization in the field of hybrid RES shows that bio-inspired techniques may provide good optimization of system without extensive long weather data.


Author(s):  
A. T. D. Perera

The importance of integrating renewable energy sources into standalone energy systems is highlighted in recent literature. Maintaining energy efficiency is challenging in designing such hybrid energy systems (HES) due to seasonal variation of renewable energy potential. This study evaluates the limitations in minimizing the losses in renewable energy generated mainly due to energy storage limitations and minimizing fuel consumption of the internal combustion generator (ICG). A standalone hybrid energy system with Solar PV (SPV), wind, battery bank and an ICG is modeled and optimized in this work. Levelized Energy Cost (LEC), Waste of Renewable Energy (WRE) and Fuel Consumption (FC) are taken as objective functions. Results highlight the importance of considering WRE as an objective function which increase the mix of energy sources that can help to increase the reliability of the system.


2019 ◽  
Vol 124 ◽  
pp. 04018
Author(s):  
E. A. Konnikov ◽  
K. V. Osipova ◽  
N. A. Yudina ◽  
E.P. Korsak

The energy crisis of 1973-1974 showed that it is difficult to constantly increase the power supply of production, based only on traditional energy sources. The power supply of society is the basis of its scientific and technological progress. It means that it is necessary to introduce unconventional, alternative energy sources more widely. Unlike fossil fuels, unconventional forms of energy are not limited to geologically reserves. Their use and consumption does not lead to the inevitable exhaustion of stocks. However, currently, the reform of world energy markets and increasing the share of renewable energy sources in their structure is a long and innovative process. Lots of countries (Russia in particular) bear significant risks because of reforming their own energy market, which causes a slight increase in the share of renewable energy sources. In this regard, the purpose of this study is to analyse the influence of environmental factors on the development of renewable energy sources in Russia. The result of this study is a system of econometric equations, which allows to evaluate the impact of changes in key drivers of the development of the renewable energy market.


Author(s):  
ZHIGANG TIAN ◽  
AMIR AHMAD SEIFI

A hybrid energy system integrates renewable energy sources like wind, solar, micro-hydro and biomass, fossil fuel power generators such as diesel generators and energy storage. Hybrid energy system is an excellent option for providing electricity for remote and rural locations where access to grid is not feasible or economical. Reliability and cost-effectiveness are the two most important objectives when designing a hybrid energy system. One challenge is that the existing methods do not consider the time-varying characteristics of the renewable sources and the energy demand over a year, while the distributions of a power source or demand are different over the period, and multiple power sources can often times complement one another. In this paper, a reliability analysis method is developed to address this challenge, where wind and solar are the two renewable energy sources that are considered. The cost evaluation of hybrid energy systems is presented. A numerical example is used to demonstrate the proposed method.


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.


2020 ◽  
Vol 216 ◽  
pp. 01137
Author(s):  
Otabek Akhmedov ◽  
Otabek Begmullaev

The article deals with the problems of ensuring the energy balance in the Republic of Uzbekistan. The energy system of Uzbekistan is a vertically integrated structure, which is based on electricity source generation and distribution networks. The article considers the measures significant for the introduction of renewable energy sources in the energy balance of Uzbekistan. Data on the potential of renewable energy sources and alternative energy development of Uzbekistan is presented in the paper as well.


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