Multi-Objective Optimum Design of Hybrid Renewable Energy System for Sustainable Energy Supply to a Green Cellular Networks

Md. Sanwar Hossain, Abu Jahid, Khondoker Ziaul Islam, Mohammed H. Alsharif and Md. Fayzur Rahman
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Md. Sanwar Hossain: Department of Electrical, Electronic and Communication Engineering, Military Institute of Science & Technology (MIST), Dhaka 1216, Bangladesh
Abu Jahid: Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada
Khondoker Ziaul Islam: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Bangladesh University of Business & Technology (BUBT), Dhaka 1216, Bangladesh
Mohammed H. Alsharif: Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Electronics and Information Engineering, Sejong University, 209 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05006, Korea
Md. Fayzur Rahman: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Green University of Bangladesh (GUB), Dhaka 1216, Bangladesh

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 9, 1-35

Abstract: A hybrid solar photovoltaic (PV)/biomass generator (BG) energy-trading framework between grid supply and base stations (BSs) is proposed in this article to address the power crisis of the utility grid, to enhance energy self-reliance, and to downsize the cost. The optimal size, technical criteria, energy generation, and different types of costs have been evaluated considering the dynamic behavior of solar radiation, traffic arrival intensity, and average biomass energy potential. Additionally, the wireless network performance in terms of total achievable throughput, spectral efficiency (SE), and energy efficiency (EE) are extensively examined using the MATLAB-based Monte-Carlo simulations taking multipath fading, system bandwidth, transmission power, and inter-cell interference (ICI) into consideration. The numerical results demonstrate that the energy-trading facility can achieve net present cost (NPC) and greenhouse gas saving up to 3.20% and 65.8%, respectively. In the end, the performance of the hybrid solar PV/BG system has been thoroughly compared with the standalone solar PV, hybrid PV/wind turbine (WT), and hybrid PV/diesel generator (DG) systems under on-grid and off-grid configurations for benchmarking.

Keywords: cellular networks; hybrid energy; solar energy; biomass energy; sustainability; energy efficiency (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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