Variability and uncertainty of wind power generation increase the cost of maintaining the short-term energy balance in power systems. As the share of wind power grows, this cost becomes increasingly important. This thesis examines different options to mitigate such cost increases. More detailed analysis is performed on three of these: flexibility of conventional power plants, smart charging of ...

This is Part 2 of the paper “Performance analysis of combined humidified gas turbine power generation and multieffect thermal vapor compression desalination systems — Part 1: The desalination unit and its combination with a steam-injected gas turbine power system”. A combined power and water system based on the evaporative gas turbine (EvGT) is studied, and major features such as the fuel savin...

Many power plants have been transformed and operated using low-pressure cylinder near-zero output (LP-ZO) technology in China to make way for or provide necessary guarantees renewable energy generation. This research focuses on utilizing numerical simulation tools improve the operational economy of units with LP-ZO. The LP-ZO thermodynamic energy-consumption model a reference plant is establish...

in this paper, a hybrid solid oxide fuel cell (sofc) and micro gas turbine (mgt) power system is parametrically studied to evaluate the effect of different operating conditions. the sofc/mgt power system includes sofc reactor, combustion chamber, compressor and turbine units, and two heat exchangers. the effects of fuel utilization, temperature, and pressure are assessed on performance of the h...