Power management strategy in the alternative energy photovoltaic/PEM Fuel Cell hybrid system

Hatti, Mustapha; Meharrar, A.; Tioursi, M.

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2011.07.046

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“…THERMIE [21] and WindHyGen [22,23] are also other software used by others. Moreover, [24][25][26] have made a use of Simulink, while LABVIEW has been used to model a hybrid energy system by Eroglua [27]. A review of software tools for hybrid energy systems has been presented in [28].…”

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Economic sizing of a hybrid (PV–WT–FC) renewable energy system (HRES) for stand-alone usages by an optimization-simulation model: Case study of Iran

Hosseinalizadeh

Amalnick

et al. 2016

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

251

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Hybrid renewable energy systems, combining various kinds of technologies, have shown relatively high capabilities to solve reliability problems and have reduced cost challenges. The use of hybrid electricity generation/storage technologies as off-grid stand-alone systems is reasonable to overcome related shortcomings. Solar and wind energy are two rapidly emerging renewable ones that have precedence in comparison to the other kinds. In this regard, the present paper studies four specific locations in Iran, which are candidates for research centers. Based on the solar radiation and average wind speed maps, techno-economically optimized systems are designed by simulating behavior of various combinations of renewable energy systems with different sizing, including wind turbine (WT), photovoltaic (PV), Fuel cell (FC), and battery banks. According to the results obtained by a computer program, it is concluded that the hybrid systems including WT and PV with battery backup are less costly compared to the other systems.Moreover, we found that among non-hybrid systems, in most regions of Iran's territory PVs are more economical than WTs. Despite of its advantages, FC has not been applied in the optimal systems due to its high initial cost and its low replacement life. NomenclatureP PV : PV system output power β PV cell Temperature coefficient of efficiency I T : Solar radiation T c Average PV cell temperature η: PV system efficiency BV Battery Voltage A PV : The area of PV panel PE The primary stored energy in battery η pc: PV Auxiliary equipment Efficiency T a Ambient temperature η ec: PV module efficiency NOCT Normal operation cell temperature η r Rated PV module efficiency T a,NOCT Ambient temperature of NOCT

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Economic sizing of a hybrid (PV–WT–FC) renewable energy system (HRES) for stand-alone usages by an optimization-simulation model: Case study of Iran

Hosseinalizadeh

Amalnick

et al. 2016

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

251

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“…In [3] a power management strategy is developed for a hybrid system consisting of PV and a proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) supplying power to a variable load. The authors developed a detailed model of PV, PEMFC and electrolyser.…”

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“…The strategy is to operate PV at MPPT and the fuel cell within its power range and reduce the number of switches between the two control modes. In [3,6] a power management system is proposed for a hybrid system consisting of PV-FC operated in islanded mode. However, the authors did not mention the controller used or the selection of parameters for the controller.…”

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A Fuzzy-Based PI Controller for Power Management of a Grid-Connected PV-SOFC Hybrid System

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Solar power generation is intermittent in nature. It is nearly impossible for a photovoltaic (PV) system to supply power continuously and consistently to a varying load. Operating a controllable source like a fuel cell in parallel with PV can be a solution to supply power to variable loads. In order to coordinate the power supply from fuel cells and PVs, a power management system needs to be designed for the microgrid system. This paper presents a power management system for a grid-connected PV and solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC), considering variation in the load and solar radiation. The objective of the proposed system is to minimize the power drawn from the grid and operate the SOFC within a specific power range. Since the PV is operated at the maximum power point, the power management involves the control of SOFC active power where a proportional and integral (PI) controller is used. The control parameters of the PI controller K p (proportional constant) and T i (integral time constant) are determined by the genetic algorithm (GA) and simplex method. In addition, a fuzzy logic controller is also developed to generate appropriate control parameters for the PI controller. The performance of the controllers is evaluated by minimizing the integral of time multiplied by absolute error (ITAE) criterion. Simulation results showed that the fuzzy-based PI controller outperforms the PI controller tuned by the GA and simplex method in managing the power from the hybrid source effectively under variations of load and solar radiation.

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“…Besides, the PEMFC has a quick start up and high efficiency (40-60%). The use of PEMFC system as back up in hybrid applications has also found a great area in the literature [17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25].…”

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Optimal management of hybrid PV/fuel cell/battery power system: A comparison of optimal hybrid approaches

Bigdeli

2015

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

146

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Power management strategy in the alternative energy photovoltaic/PEM Fuel Cell hybrid system

Cited by 68 publications

References 18 publications

Economic sizing of a hybrid (PV–WT–FC) renewable energy system (HRES) for stand-alone usages by an optimization-simulation model: Case study of Iran

Economic sizing of a hybrid (PV–WT–FC) renewable energy system (HRES) for stand-alone usages by an optimization-simulation model: Case study of Iran

A Fuzzy-Based PI Controller for Power Management of a Grid-Connected PV-SOFC Hybrid System

Optimal management of hybrid PV/fuel cell/battery power system: A comparison of optimal hybrid approaches

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