Using Energy Conservation-Based Demand-Side Management to Optimize an Off-Grid Integrated Renewable Energy System Using Different Battery Technologies

Polamarasetty P Kumar, Akhlaqur Rahman (), Ramakrishna S. S. Nuvvula, Ilhami Colak, S. M. Muyeen, Sk. A. Shezan, G. M. Shafiullah, Md. Fatin Ishraque, Md. Alamgir Hossain, Faisal Alsaif and Rajvikram Madurai Elavarasan
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Polamarasetty P Kumar: Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, GMR Institute of Technology, Rajam 532127, India
Akhlaqur Rahman: School of Electrical Engineering and Industrial Automation, Engineering Institute of Technology, Melbourne Campus, Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia
Ramakrishna S. S. Nuvvula: Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, GMR Institute of Technology, Rajam 532127, India
Ilhami Colak: Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Nisantasi University, Istanbul 34100, Turkey
S. M. Muyeen: Department of Electrical Engineering, Qatar University, Doha 2713, Qatar
Sk. A. Shezan: School of Electrical Engineering and Industrial Automation, Engineering Institute of Technology, Melbourne Campus, Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia
G. M. Shafiullah: School of Engineering and Energy, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia
Md. Fatin Ishraque: Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Pabna University of Science and Technology, Pabna 6600, Bangladesh
Md. Alamgir Hossain: Queensland Micro and Nano-Technology Centre, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD 4113, Australia
Faisal Alsaif: Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, King Saud University, Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia
Rajvikram Madurai Elavarasan: Research & Development Division (Power & Energy), Nestlives Private Limited, Chennai 600091, India

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 13, 1-23

Abstract: Rural electrification is necessary for both the country’s development and the well-being of the villagers. The current study investigates the feasibility of providing electricity to off-grid villages in the Indian state of Odisha by utilizing renewable energy resources that are currently available in the study area. However, due to the intermittent nature of renewable energy sources, it is highly improbable to ensure a continuous electricity supply to the off-grid areas. To ensure a reliable electricity supply to the off-grid areas, three battery technologies have been incorporated to find the most suitable battery system for the study area. In addition, we evaluated various demand side management (DSM) techniques and assessed which would be the most suitable for our study area. To assess the efficiency of the off-grid system, we applied different metaheuristic algorithms, and the results showed great promise. Based on our findings, it is clear that energy-conservation-based DSM is the ideal option for the study area. From all the algorithms tested, the salp swarm algorithm demonstrated the best performance for the current study.

Keywords: integrated renewable energy; off-grid; optimization techniques; demand-side management; different batteries; microgrid (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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