Design and analysis of a photovoltaic-battery-methanol-diesel power system
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Adefarati, Temitope
Obikoya, Gbenga Daniel
Onaolapo, Adeniyi Kehinde
Njepu, Ambrose
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Wiley
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The utilization of renewable energy resources (RERs) in the traditional power system has gained a global recognition owing to their technical, economic and environmental benefits. The techno-economic analysis of a microgrid system that consists of diesel generator (DG), methanol generator (MG), photovoltaic (PV) and battery system (BS) is implemented in this study to evaluate the performance of the power system. The feasibility study of the power system is implemented by using HOMER application tool and meteorological data provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The analysis indicates that PV-DG-MG-BS microgrid system is the most optimized configuration based on the net present cost (NPC) of $213 405.4, cost of energy (COE) of $0.256/kWh, renewable fraction of 88.6%, diesel fuel of 3055 L/y and DG operating hours of 1037 h/y. The results obtained from the optimized configuration translate to a substantial reduction in NPC, COE, diesel fuel and operating hours of DG when compared to the base case study. This indicates that the combination of DG, PV, MG and BS in a microgrid system is the most economical configuration to achieve a feasible result. Moreover, sensitivity analysis is carried out to investigate the impacts of solar radiation, load demand, fuel cost and inflation rate on the performance of the power system. The results obtained from the study clearly prove the effectiveness of using RERs to increase the sustainability and performance of the power system. This improves the standard of living and economic activities in areas where the microgrid systems are sited.
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Battery system, Diesel generator, Microgrid system, Net present cost (NPC), Photovoltaic (PV), Renewable energy resource (RER), Cost of energy (COE)
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Adefarati, T., Obikoya, G.D., Onaolapo, A.K. & Njepu, A. Design and analysis of a photovoltaic-battery-methanol-diesel power system. International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems 2021; 31: e12800. https://doi.org/10.1002/2050-7038.12800.