Title :
Optimal sizing of a PV/wind/diesel hybrid energy system for Malaysia
Author :
Mohamed, Amr ; Khatib, T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr., Electron. & Syst. Eng., Univ. Kebangsaan Malaysai, Bangi, Malaysia
Abstract :
This paper presents an optimization of a micro grid that consists ofphotovoltaic (PV) array, wind turbine, diesel generator and storage battery. The aim of the optimization is to design a system that operates at minimum cost and maximum availability. The mathematical models for the system components and meteorological variables, such as solar energy, temperature and wind speed, are employed for this purpose. The results showed that the optimum sizing ratios for the PV array, wind turbine, diesel generator, and battery for a system are 0.737, 0.46, 0.22 and 0.17 respectively. The results have been validated by comparing the proposed optimization method with the method in the HOMER software.
Keywords :
diesel-electric power stations; distributed power generation; hybrid power systems; optimisation; photovoltaic power systems; wind power plants; HOMER software; Malaysia; PV array; PV-wind-diesel hybrid energy system optimal sizing; diesel generator; mathematical models; microgrid optimization; optimization method; photovoltaic array; solar energy; storage battery; wind speed; wind turbine; Arrays; Availability; Batteries; Generators; Optimization; Wind speed; Wind turbines; Malaysia; hybrid PV systems; optimization of hybrid PV systems;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Technology (ICIT), 2013 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cape Town
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4567-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4568-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICIT.2013.6505766
