Optimization of a novel Hybrid Wind Bio Battery Solar Photovoltaic System Integrated with Phase Change Material

Vijay Mudgal, Preeti Singh, Sourav Khanna, Chandan Pandey, Victor Becerra, Tapas K. Mallick and K. S. Reddy
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Vijay Mudgal: Heat Transfer and Thermal Power Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600036, India
Preeti Singh: Simulate Learning Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208016, India
Sourav Khanna: School of Energy and Electronic Engineering, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth PO1 3DJ, UK
Chandan Pandey: Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, Ghaziabad 201002, India
Victor Becerra: School of Energy and Electronic Engineering, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth PO1 3DJ, UK
Tapas K. Mallick: Environment and Sustainability Institute, Penryn Campus, University of Exeter, Penryn TR10 9FE, UK
K. S. Reddy: Heat Transfer and Thermal Power Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600036, India

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 19, 1-21

Abstract: The intermittent nature of renewable sources, such as solar and wind, leads to the need for a hybrid renewable energy system (HRES) that can provide uninterrupted and reliable energy to a remote and off-grid location with the use of a biogas generator and battery. In the present study, conventional PV panels have been integrated with phase change material (PCM) for power enhancement. In addition, various configurations (i. PV-Wind-Battery system, ii. PV-PCM-Wind-Battery, iii. PV-Wind-Biogas-Battery and iv. PV-PCM-Wind-Biogas-Battery) have been compared for the hot and humid climatic location of Chennai, India. Optimization has been carried out to minimize the cost of energy and the net present cost has also been computed. It has been found that the integration of PCM with the PV-Wind-Biogas-Battery-based off-grid system results in savings of USD 0.22 million in terms of net present cost and reduces the cost of energy from USD 0.099/kWh to USD 0.094/kWh. Similarly, for another off-grid HRES configuration of PV-Wind-Battery, the integration of PCM results in savings of USD 0.17 million, and reduces the cost of energy from USD 0.12/kWh to USD 0.105/kWh.

Keywords: hybrid renewable energy system; solar photovoltaics; wind; battery; phase change material; optimization; net present cost; cost of 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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