Title :
Unit sizing of stand-alone hybrid wind/PV/fuel cell power generation systems
Author :
Nelson, D.B. ; Nehrir, M.H. ; Wang, C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Montana State Univ., Bozeman, MT, USA
Abstract :
An economic evaluation of a hybrid wind/photovoltaic/fuel cell generation system for a typical home in the Pacific Northwest is performed. In this configuration the combination of a fuel cell stack, an electrolyzer, and a hydrogen storage tank is used for the energy storage system. This system is compared to a traditional hybrid energy system with battery storage. A computer program has been developed to size system components in order to match the load of the site in the most cost effective way. A cost of electricity and an overall system cost are also calculated for each configuration. The study was performed using a graphical user interface programmed in MATLAB.
Keywords :
costing; fuel cell power plants; graphical user interfaces; hybrid power systems; photovoltaic power systems; power engineering computing; power generation economics; wind power plants; MATLAB; PV power generation systems; Pacific Northwest; economic evaluation; electricity cost; electrolyzer; energy storage system; fuel cell power generation systems; fuel cell stack; graphical user interface; hydrogen storage tank; overall system cost; stand-alone hybrid power generation systems; unit sizing; wind power generation systems; Costs; Energy storage; Fuel cells; Fuel economy; Photovoltaic systems; Power generation economics; Power system economics; Solar power generation; Wind energy generation; Wind power generation;
Conference_Titel :
Power Engineering Society General Meeting, 2005. IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9157-8
DOI :
10.1109/PES.2005.1489286
