Stand-alone hybrid energy systems
| dc.contributor.author | Sharma, Hiteshi | |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Gebali, Fayez | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-04-10T14:47:35Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-04-10T14:47:35Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2018 | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 2018-04-10 | |
| dc.degree.department | Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering | |
| dc.degree.level | Master of Applied Science M.A.Sc. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Portugal is highly dependent on imported fuels when it comes to the energy sector. The government continuously aims at creating a sustainable and competitive renewable energy system. The need for balancing the supply and load demand in the electrical sector is a priority. To promote economic development in Portugal, the government always intend to initiate new projects like the construction of the solar plant. The United Kingdom (UK) solar company WELink Energy will develop a 220MW solar plant in south Portugal and have signed an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) agreement with China Triumph International Engineering Cooperation (CTIEC). There are 4 ongoing solar projects in Algarve that will produce enough electricity to ful ll the load demand. The problem that the government is facing is the expansion of hybrid power system using other renewable resources in order to overcome climatic changes. In order to design a hybrid system, it is very important for the government to consider the minimum net present cost con guration for ful lling the load demand. The standalone hybrid system consists of a photovoltaic array (PV), a wind turbine (WT), a diesel generator (DG) and a battery. Di erent scenarios have been considered using HOMER software to obtain the lowest net present cost of the hybrid system. The results will establish the con guration to eradicate the problems the villagers are undergoing due to unavailability of electricity. This will lead to enhanced job opportunities and better living conditions in Algarve. | en_US |
| dc.description.scholarlevel | Graduate | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1828/9206 | |
| dc.language | English | eng |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.rights | Available to the World Wide Web | en_US |
| dc.subject | Hybrid power | en_US |
| dc.subject | PV | en_US |
| dc.subject | Wind | en_US |
| dc.title | Stand-alone hybrid energy systems | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |