Environmental impact on optimization analysis for standalone and hybrid power generating units

Author

Kumar, Ajit ; Zaman, Muhammad H. ; Goel, Nishith ; Goel, Nishith ; Church, Ron

Author_Institution

Tecsis Corp., Ottawa, ON, Canada

fYear

2011

fDate

8-11 May 2011

Abstract

An algorithm and optimization analysis results for standalone (wind and solar) and hybrid renewable power sources is presented. A generic iteration approach considering dual criteria, namely power reliability and minimum cost of energy is considered for the analysis. Yearlong environmental data (wind speed and solar insolation) is used to test and validate the model. The complimentary nature of the two energy sources is outlined. The cumulative day based analysis may be a necessary approach for unit size analysis, but it does not warranty for full power reliability. Hourly analysis provides 100 percent reliability, but involves large number of power generating units.

Keywords

hybrid power systems; iterative methods; optimisation; power generation reliability; solar power stations; wind power plants; cumulative day based analysis; energy sources; environmental impact; generic iteration approach; hourly analysis; hybrid power generating units; hybrid renewable power sources; optimization analysis; power reliability; solar power; wind power; Batteries; Hybrid power systems; Optimization; Power generation; Reliability; Renewable energy resources; Wind speed; Wind speed; cost of energy; optimization; power generation; solar insolation data;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE), 2011 24th Canadian Conference on

Conference_Location

Niagara Falls, ON

ISSN

0840-7789

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-9788-1

Electronic_ISBN

0840-7789

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CCECE.2011.6030609

Filename

6030609