Energy management optimization of a hybrid power production unit based renewable energies

Abstract Hybrid power production units seem to be an interesting alternative for supplying isolated sites. This study proposes a new supervision strategy in order to ensure an optimized energy management of the hybrid system. The considered hybrid unit includes a wind generator (WG), a fuel cell (FC), an electrolyzer (EL) and a supercapacitor (SC). An overall power supervision approach was designed to guarantee the power flow management between the energy sources and the storage elements. The aim of the control system is to provide a permanent supply to the isolated site by adapting production to consumption according to the storage level. A mathematical analysis of the hybrid system using models implemented in Matlab/Simulink software was developed. Simulation results illustrate the performance of the control strategy for an optimal management of the hybrid power production unit under different scenarios of power generation and load demand.

[1]  Lotfi Krichen,et al.  Experimental investigation on the performance of an autonomous wind energy conversion system , 2013 .

[2]  Hua Wang,et al.  Modelling and control of hybrid UPS system with backup PEM fuel cell/battery , 2012 .

[3]  Erkan Dursun,et al.  Comparative evaluation of different power management strategies of a stand-alone PV/Wind/PEMFC hybrid power system , 2012 .

[4]  Song-Yul Choe,et al.  Dynamic modeling and analysis of a 20-cell PEM fuel cell stack considering temperature and two-phase effects , 2008 .

[5]  Roberto Carapellucci,et al.  Modeling and optimization of an energy generation island based on renewable technologies and hydrogen storage systems , 2012 .

[6]  N. Lior.  Sustainable energy development: The present (2009) situation and possible paths to the future , 2010 .

[7]  Soosan Rowshanzamir,et al.  Modelling and simulation of the steady-state and dynamic behaviour of a PEM fuel cell , 2010 .

[8]  S. M. Mousavi,et al.  An autonomous hybrid energy system of wind/tidal/microturbine/battery storage , 2012 .

[9]  P. Seferlis,et al.  Power management strategies for a stand-alone power system using renewable energy sources and hydrogen storage , 2009 .

[10]  Caisheng Wang,et al.  Power Management of a Stand-Alone Wind/Photovoltaic/Fuel Cell Energy System , 2008, IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion.

[11]  Alireza Rezazadeh,et al.  Artificial immune system-based parameter extraction of proton exchange membrane fuel cell , 2011 .

[12]  M. J. Khan,et al.  ANALYSIS OF A SMALL WIND-HYDROGEN STAND-ALONE HYBRID ENERGY SYSTEM , 2009 .

[13]  Tao Zhou,et al.  Modeling and control design of hydrogen production process for an active hydrogen/wind hybrid power system , 2009 .

[14]  Issarachai Ngamroo,et al.  Application of electrolyzer to alleviate power fluctuation in a stand alone microgrid based on an optimal fuzzy PID control , 2012 .

[15]  Lotfi Krichen,et al.  New strategy of pitch angle control for energy management of a wind farm , 2011 .

[16]  Juan P. Torreglosa,et al.  Hierarchical energy management system for stand-alone hybrid system based on generation costs and cascade control , 2014 .

[17]  Lotfi Krichen,et al.  Electric power generation based on variable speed wind turbine under load disturbance , 2011 .

[18]  M.S. Alam,et al.  Dynamic modeling, design, and simulation of a combined PEM fuel cell and ultracapacitor system for stand-alone residential applications , 2006, IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion.

[19]  Phatiphat Thounthong,et al.  Performance investigation of linear and nonlinear controls for a fuel cell/supercapacitor hybrid power plant , 2014 .