 Component sizing for an autonomous wind-driven desalination plantPanagiotis A. Koklas and Stavros A. Papathanassiou Renewable Energy, 2006, vol. 31, issue 13, 2122-2139 Abstract: Objective of this paper is to provide insight in the component selection criteria of an autonomous wind-driven desalination plant. For this purpose, a suitable logistic model of such a system is developed, which simulates its steady-state operation, taking into account the power and energy equilibrium in the system. The simulation of the system operation is performed employing two alternative control strategies and a variety of different configurations with respect to the size of its main components (wind turbine, desalination plant and batteries). For each case, the annual water production is calculated and an economic assessment is performed to estimate the expected water production cost, which is the ultimate measure of the feasibility of the stand-alone system. Other important factors, such as the desalination unit start/stop operations are also calculated. Based on the simulation results, conclusions are drawn regarding the optimal sizing of the system components and its recommended operating strategy. Keywords: Desalination; Reverse osmosis; Autonomous systems; Wind power; Lead-acid batteries; Logistic modelling (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:renene:v:31:y:2006:i:13:p:2122-2139 DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2005.09.027 Access Statistics for this article Renewable Energy is currently edited by Soteris A. Kalogirou and Paul Christodoulides More articles in Renewable Energy from Elsevier |
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