Integration of Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage for Fast-Response Storage in a Hybrid Solar PV-Biogas with Pumped-Hydro Energy Storage Power Plant

Takele Ferede Agajie (), Armand Fopah-Lele (), Ahmed Ali, Isaac Amoussou, Baseem Khan, Mahmoud Elsisi, Wirnkar Basil Nsanyuy, Om Prakash Mahela, Roberto Marcelo Álvarez and Emmanuel Tanyi
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Takele Ferede Agajie: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Buea, Buea P.O. Box 63, Cameroon
Armand Fopah-Lele: Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Buea, Buea P.O. Box 63, Cameroon
Ahmed Ali: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technology, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg 2006, South Africa
Isaac Amoussou: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Buea, Buea P.O. Box 63, Cameroon
Baseem Khan: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technology, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg 2006, South Africa
Mahmoud Elsisi: Department of Electrical Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung City 807618, Taiwan
Wirnkar Basil Nsanyuy: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Buea, Buea P.O. Box 63, Cameroon
Om Prakash Mahela: Power System Planning Division, Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited, Jaipur 302005, India
Roberto Marcelo Álvarez: Department of Project Management, Universidad Internacional Iberoamericana, Campeche 24560, Mexico
Emmanuel Tanyi: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Buea, Buea P.O. Box 63, Cameroon

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 13, 1-30

Abstract: Electric distribution systems face many issues, such as power outages, high power losses, voltage sags, and low voltage stability, which are caused by the intermittent nature of renewable power generation and the large changes in load demand. To deal with these issues, a distribution system has been designed using both short- and long-term energy storage systems such as superconducting magnetic energy storage (SMES) and pumped-hydro energy storage (PHES). The aim of this paper is to propose a metaheuristic-based optimization method to find the optimal size of a hybrid solar PV-biogas generator with SMES-PHES in the distribution system and conduct a financial analysis. This method is based on an efficient algorithm called the “enhanced whale optimization” algorithm (EWOA), along with the proposed objective functions and constraints of the system. The EWOA is employed to reduce the hybrid system’s life cycle cost (LCC) and improve its reliability, both of which serve as performance indicators for the distribution system. The proposed method for sizing a grid-connected hybrid solar PV-biogas generator with SMES-PHES is compared with other metaheuristic optimization techniques, including the African vulture optimization algorithm (AVOA), grey wolf optimization algorithm (GWO), and water cycle algorithm (WCA). The numerical results of the EWOA show that the combination of a hybrid solar PV-biogas generator with SMES-PHES can successfully reduce the LCC and increase reliability, making the distribution system work better.

Keywords: distribution system; biogas generator; EWOA; solar PV; SMES; PHES; hybrid system (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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