Optimal Sizing and Power System Control of Hybrid Solar PV-Biogas Generator with Energy Storage System Power Plant

Abstract

In this paper, the electrical parameters of a hybrid power system made of hybrid renewable energy sources (HRES) generation are primarily discussed. The main components of HRES with energy storage (ES) systems are the resources coordinated with multiple photovoltaic (PV) cell units, a biogas generator, and multiple ES systems, including superconducting magnetic energy storage (SMES) and pumped hydro energy storage (PHES). The performance characteristics of the HRES are determined by the constant power generation from various sources, as well as the shifting load perturbations. Constant power generation from a variety of sources, as well as shifting load perturbations, dictate the HRES’s performance characteristics. As a result of the fluctuating load demand, there will be steady generation but also fluctuating frequency and power. A suitable control strategy is therefore needed to overcome the frequency and power deviations under the aforementioned load demand and generation conditions. An integration in the environment of fractional order (FO) calculus for proportion-al-integral-derivative (PID) controllers and fuzzy controllers, referred to as FO-Fuzzy-PID controllers, tuned with the opposition-based whale optimization algorithm (OWOA), and compared with QOHSA, TBLOA, and PSO has been proposed to control the frequency deviation and power deviations in each power generation unites. The results of the frequency deviation obtained by using FO-fuzzy-PID controllers with OWOA tuned are 1.05%, 2.01%, and 2.73% lower than when QOHSA, TBLOA, and PSO have been used to tune, respectively. Through this analysis, the algorithm’s efficiency is determined. Sensitivity studies are also carried out to demonstrate the robustness of the technique under consideration in relation to changes in the sizes of the HRES and ES system parameters.

Technical, Economic, and Environmental Investigation of Pumped Hydroelectric Energy Storage Integrated with Photovoltaic Systems in Jordan

“…The lower reservoir can be situated on a river, constructed as an artificial basin, or presented as a dam. Water can be raised from the lower reservoir to the upper reservoir at off-peak hours by electricity and/or RE resources [25][26][27][28][29][30][31] such as wind energy [32], PV [33][34][35][36][37], or a PV and biogas generator [38,39].…”

“…ISD reduces PV panels by 16.67% and SD by 7.93% compared to TD. In [39], Agajie et al proposed a hybrid system of PV and biogas generator integrated with energy storage (including superconducting magnetic energy storage and PHES) modeled and controlled by a recent controller for minimizing frequency and power oscillation. The results of the frequency deviation acquired by employing fractional order calculus for proportional-integral-derivative (PID) and fuzzy controllers with the opposition-based whale optimization algorithm were 1.05%, 2.01%, and 2.73% lower compared to different metaheuristic optimization techniques, specifically, QOHSA, TBLOA, and PSO, respectively, which were utilized to tweak the system.…”

Toward a Renewable and Sustainable Energy Pattern in Non-Interconnected Rural Monasteries: A Case Study for the Xenofontos Monastery, Mount Athos

“…The sustainable energy autonomy of small and rural communities, located far away from the nearest electrical grid and, therefore, unlikely to be interconnected, due to the high interconnection cost and the low electricity demand, imposing no economic feasibility of the overall endeavor, constitutes traditionally a popular and favorite topic of the relevant scientific and technical community. Aiming, apart from energy autonomy, at the sustainability of the power production plants, the proposed solutions are configured with the combined operation of power production technologies from Renewable Energy Sources (RES) and energy storage technologies, formulating the so-called "Hybrid Power Plants" (HPP) [1,2].…”

“…Another promising amendment, with regard to the classic wind-photovoltaic-battery configuration, is the introduction of a power production technology from biomass resources, such as solid biomass, biogas, or bio-methane [1,5,[10][11][12]. Such technologies, of course, are feasible in geographical regions rich in biomass resources, such as Egypt [11] or Cameroon [12] or the tropical climates in eastern Asia, and originate, most commonly, either from agriculture, livestock, or urban processes.…”