Optimal sizing of grid-connected hybrid renewable energy systems without storage: a generalized optimization model

Autor: Özcan Mutlu, Aysun Sagbas, Ozan Capraz, Askiner Gungor
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
Předmět:
Mathematical optimization
Linear programming
Computer science
Digital storage
020209 energy
Conflicting objectives
solar energy
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Modeling environments
02 engineering and technology
Multi-objective optimization
sizing
020401 chemical engineering
Environmental objectives
Mixed integer linear programming
Renewable energy generation
0202 electrical engineering
electronic engineering
information engineering

wind energy
Environmental factors
0204 chemical engineering
Decision making process
Wind power
Stochastic systems
Renewable Energy
Sustainability and the Environment

business.industry
Monte Carlo methods
Integer programming
Solar energy
Grid
Renewable energy resources
Sizing
Hybrid renewable energy systems
Fuel Technology
Nuclear Energy and Engineering
multi-objective optimization
Carbon dioxide
Renewable energy system
grid-connected
business
Decision making
Popis: In this study, a weighted multi-objective mixed-integer linear programming (WMO-MILP) model considering both economic and environmental factors is proposed for the optimal sizing of the grid-connected hybrid renewable energy systems without storage (HRES-WS). The proposed model is capable of designing the system including several different types of renewable energy generation units to meet the demands of various consumption points. One of the significant values of the model is that it holistically combines the operational, technical, physical and/or capacity constraints which are rarely considered in an integrated way in the literature. Another contribution of the model is its ability to evaluate the tradeoff between the cost-related and CO2 related conflicting objectives by allocating them various weights resembling the decision-maker’s cost-based, environmental-based, or partially cost- and environmental-based priorities. A case study is utilized to demonstrate the value of the model. In order to take into consideration the stochastic nature of the modeling environment, the Monte Carlo simulation is used to predict weather data and load demand based on the historical data. The findings indicate that the combined effect of environmental and cost-related objectives influences the demand to be met by RES at acceptable cost and CO2 emission level. For example, focusing only on the environmental objective, the annual amount of CO2 emission decreases by 14% and the total installed capacity increases by 41%, and therefore the system cost increases by 205% as compared to the base case in which the weight of each objective function is assumed to be equal. The proposed model has the potential to significantly support decision-making process when evaluating a grid-connected HRES-WS both economically and environmentally. © 2020 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
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