Optimal sizing study of hybrid wind/PV/diesel power generation unit

Journal Article · Sat Jan 15 04:00:00 EST 2011 · Solar Energy

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/J.SOLENER.2010.10.018· OSTI ID:21401375

Belfkira, Rachid; Zhang, Lu; Barakat, Georges ^[1]

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1. Groupe de Recherche en Electrotechnique et Automatique du Havre, University of Le Havre, 25 rue Philippe Lebon, BP 1123, 76063 Le Havre (France)

In this paper, a methodology of sizing optimization of a stand-alone hybrid wind/PV/diesel energy system is presented. This approach makes use of a deterministic algorithm to suggest, among a list of commercially available system devices, the optimal number and type of units ensuring that the total cost of the system is minimized while guaranteeing the availability of the energy. The collection of 6 months of data of wind speed, solar radiation and ambient temperature recorded for every hour of the day were used. The mathematical modeling of the main elements of the hybrid wind/PV/diesel system is exposed showing the more relevant sizing variables. A deterministic algorithm is used to minimize the total cost of the system while guaranteeing the satisfaction of the load demand. A comparison between the total cost of the hybrid wind/PV/diesel energy system with batteries and the hybrid wind/PV/diesel energy system without batteries is presented. The reached results demonstrate the practical utility of the used sizing methodology and show the influence of the battery storage on the total cost of the hybrid system. (author)

• OSTI ID: 21401375
• Journal Information: Solar Energy, Journal Name: Solar Energy Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 85; ISSN 0038-092X; ISSN SRENA4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
17 WIND ENERGY
25 ENERGY STORAGE
ALGORITHMS
AMBIENT TEMPERATURE
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
COST
DETERMINISTIC ESTIMATION
DIESEL ENGINES
ELECTRIC BATTERIES
ENERGY STORAGE
HYBRID SYSTEMS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
OPTIMIZATION
PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER SUPPLIES
POWER GENERATION
SIMULATION
SIZE
SOLAR RADIATION
VELOCITY
WIND
WIND POWER