Optimal Planning of Remote Area Electricity Supply Systems: Comprehensive Review, Recent Developments and Future Scopes

Rahmat Khezri, Amin Mahmoudi, Hirohisa Aki and S. M. Muyeen
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Rahmat Khezri: College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5042, Australia
Amin Mahmoudi: College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5042, Australia
Hirohisa Aki: Faculty of Engineering, Information and Systems, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8573, Japan
S. M. Muyeen: Department of Electrical Engineering, Qatar University, Doha 2713, Qatar

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 18, 1-29

Abstract: Optimal planning of a remote area electricity supply (RAES) system is a vital challenge to achieve a reliable, clean, and cost-effective system. Various components like diesel generators, renewable energy sources, and energy storage systems are used for RAES systems. Due to the different characteristics and economic features of each component, optimal planning of RAES systems is a challengeable task. This paper presents an overview of the optimal planning procedure for RAES systems by considering the important components, parameters, methods, and data. A timely review on the state of the art is presented and the applied objective functions, design constraints, system components, and optimization algorithms are specified for the existing studies. The existing challenges for RAES systems’ planning are recognized and discussed. Recent trends and developments on the planning problem are explained in detail. Eventually, this review paper gives recommendations for future research to explore the optimal planning of components in RAES systems.

Keywords: electricity cost; energy storage system; optimal planning; reliability; remote area electricity supply; renewable energy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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