A knowledge-based approach to the design of integrated renewable energy systems

Author

Ramakumar, R. ; Abouzahr, I. ; Ashenayi, K.

Author_Institution

Eng. Energy Lab., Oklahoma State Univ., Stillwater, OK, USA

Volume

7

Issue

4

fYear

1992

fDate

12/1/1992 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

648

Lastpage

659

Abstract

Integrated renewable systems utilize two or more renewable energy resources and end-use technologies to supply a variety of energy needs, often in a stand-alone mode. A knowledge-based design approach that minimizes the total capital cost at a preselected reliability level is presented. The reliability level is quantified by the loss of power supply probability. The procedure includes some resource-need matching based on economics, the quality of energy needed, and the characteristics of the resource. A detailed example is presented and discussed to illustrate the usefulness of the design approach

Keywords

CAD; economics; electric power generation; energy resources; expert systems; power engineering computing; probability; reliability; CAD; cost; economics; end-use technologies; expert systems; knowledge-based design; loss of power supply probability; reliability level; renewable energy resources; resource-need matching; Biomass; Costs; Design engineering; Environmental economics; IEEE members; Power generation economics; Power supplies; Power system reliability; Renewable energy resources; Wind;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Energy Conversion, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8969

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/60.182647

Filename

182647