Hybrid heat supply systems using alternative and renewable energy sources

Using Dynamic Thermal Rating and Energy Storage Systems Technologies Simultaneously for Optimal Integration and Utilization of Renewable Energy Sources

Nowadays, optimal integration and utilization of renewable energy sources (RES) are of the most challenging issues in power systems. The wind and solar generation units' maximum production may or may not occur at peak consumption times resulting in non-optimal utilization of these resources. As a solution to this problem, energy storage systems (ESS) are embedded in networks. However, the power...

Renewable Energy Sources for Power Supply of Base Station Sites

An overview of research activity in the area of powering base station sites by means of renewable energy sources is given. It is shown that mobile network operators express significant interest for powering remote base stations using renewable energy sources. This is because a significant percentage of remote base station sites on the global level are still diesel powered due to lack of connect...

Energy Sources: Non Renewable and Renewable

Energy-Efficient Standalone Fossil-Fuel Based Hybrid Power Systems Employing Renewable Energy Sources

The cost and efficiency of fossil fuel based electric power and heat production in remote areas is an important topic, such as in Alaska with more than 250 remote villages, and developing countries such as Mexico, with approximately 85,000 villages, each with populations less than 1000 persons. The operating cost of fossil fuel based generators such as diesel electric generators (DEGs) is prima...

Optimal design of hybrid renewable energy systems using simulation optimization

A hybrid renewable energy system (HRES) provides a viable solution for electrification of remote areas when grid extension is impossible or uneconomical. Such a system has several power stations and each of which includes photovoltaics (PV) and wind power generators, along with a diesel power generator as backup when renewable energy supply is insufficient. While the HRES is attractive due to t...