TRNSYS HYBRID wind diesel PV simulator

Conference · Tue Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1996

OSTI ID:447483

Quinlan, P J.A.; Mitchell, J W; Klein, S A; Beckman, W A; Blair, N J ^[1]

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1. Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)

The Solar Energy Laboratory (SEL) has developed a wind diesel PV hybrid systems simulator, UW-HYBRID 1.0, an application of the TRNSYS 14.2 time-series simulation environment. An AC/DC bus links up to five diesels and wind turbine models, along with PV modules, a battery bank, and an AC/DC converter. Multiple units can be selected. PV system simulations include solar angle and peak power tracking options. Weather data are Typical Meteorological Year data, parametrically generated synthesized data, or external data files. PV performance simulations rely on long-standing SEL-developed algorithms. Loads data are read as scalable time series. Diesel simulations include estimated fuel-use and waste heat output, and are dispatched using a least-cost of fuel strategy. Wind system simulations include varying air density, wind shear and wake effects. Time step duration is user-selectable. UW-HYBRID 1.0 runs in Windows{reg_sign}, with TRNSED providing a customizable user interface. 12 refs., 6 figs.

• Research Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States); National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO (United States)
• OSTI ID: 447483
• Report Number(s): CONF-960630--; ON: DE97002833
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
17 WIND ENERGY
DIESEL ENGINES
HYBRID SYSTEMS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
U CODES
WIND TURBINES