An efficient program for modeling, control and optimization of hybrid renewable-conventional energy systems

Abstract

-In this paper, a generic and an efficient model for hybrid renewable-conventional electrical energy systems is presented. This simulation model is successfully validated by means of HOMER. Moreover, two control strategies for electrical power dispatch are described. Furthermore, an optimization problem is formulated and solved, using Genetic algorithm technique, for optimizing the size of system components where the overall cost of the system is minimized. Four case studies are investigated. The results show a dependence of the size of the system components on the meteorological characteristics of the area under consideration, which validate the proposed methodology