Efficient Heat Transfer Methods in a Hybrid Solar Thermal Power System for the FSPOT-X Project

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
David E. Lee ◽  
Bill Nesmith ◽  
Terry Hendricks ◽  
Juan Cepeda-Rizo ◽  
Michael Petach ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Power System ◽  
Waste Heat ◽  
Thermal Power ◽  
Electrical Power ◽  
System Level ◽  
System Efficiency ◽  
Hybrid Power System ◽  
Thermal Transfer ◽  
Hybrid Power

The FSPOT-X Project, focused on maximizing exergy generated from AM1.5 sunlight, targets an overall system efficiency of >35%. The objective hybrid power system will deliver grid-ready AC power while simultaneously providing thermal energy storage for dispatchable electrical power generation in post sunset conditions. The challenging system-level requirements flow-down critical temperature differential and thermal transport requirements to multiple system components and their interfaces. By integrating and demonstrating multiple technologies, the FSPOT-X hybrid power system seeks to efficiently convert photons to electrons maximizing heat transfer efficiency across system element interfaces. These include: I1) capturing all incident sunlight from the solar concentrator in a receiver cavity to maximize energy generation from the CPV cells, I2) extracting PV thermalization heat from the receiver and into the reflux chamber, I3) moving heat from the reflux chamber through the thermal transfer interface, I4) using the thermal transfer interface to shift heat into the TAPC’s hot heat exchanger, I5) storing excess unused heat in phase change material, and I6) disposal of waste heat at the system level. For each of these thermal interfaces, effective and efficient technical means are being used and applied in order to maximize overall system efficiency for delivery of a next generation cost-effective and market-ready solar power system.

scholarly journals Short–Term Planning of Hybrid Power System

2016 ◽  
Vol 67 (4) ◽  
pp. 234-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Goran Knežević ◽  
Zoran Baus ◽  
Srete Nikolovski
Keyword(s):  
Power System ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Thermal Power ◽  
Optimization Process ◽  
Thermal Power Plants ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Hybrid Power System ◽  
Hybrid Power ◽  
Hydropower Plants ◽  
Pumped Storage

Abstract In this paper short-term planning algorithm for hybrid power system consist of different types of cascade hydropower plants (run-of-the river, pumped storage, conventional), thermal power plants (coal-fired power plants, combined cycle gas-fired power plants) and wind farms is presented. The optimization process provides a joint bid of the hybrid system, and thus making the operation schedule of hydro and thermal power plants, the operation condition of pumped-storage hydropower plants with the aim of maximizing profits on day ahead market, according to expected hourly electricity prices, the expected local water inflow in certain hydropower plants, and the expected production of electrical energy from the wind farm, taking into account previously contracted bilateral agreement for electricity generation. Optimization process is formulated as hourly-discretized mixed integer linear optimization problem. Optimization model is applied on the case study in order to show general features of the developed model.

scholarly journals Optimal Control for Hybrid Energy Storage Electric Vehicle to Achieve Energy Saving Using Dynamic Programming Approach

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 588 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chaofeng Pan ◽  
Yanyan Liang ◽  
Long Chen ◽  
Liao Chen
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Programming ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Power System ◽  
Energy Saving ◽  
Electric Vehicle ◽  
System Efficiency ◽  
Rule Based ◽  
Hybrid Power System ◽  
Hybrid Power ◽  
Simulation Results

In this paper, the efficiency characteristics of battery, super capacitor (SC), direct current (DC)-DC converter and electric motor in a hybrid power system of an electric vehicle (EV) are analyzed. In addition, the optimal efficiency model of the hybrid power system is proposed based on the hybrid power system component’s models. A rule-based strategy is then proposed based on the projection partition of composite power system efficiency, so it has strong adaptive adjustment ability. Additionally. the simulation results under the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC) condition show that the efficiency of rule-based strategy is higher than that of single power system. Furthermore, in order to explore the maximum energy-saving potential of hybrid power electric vehicles, a dynamic programming (DP) optimization method is proposed on the basis of the establishment of the whole hybrid power system, which takes into account various energy consumption factors of the whole system. Compared to the battery-only EV based on simulation results, the hybrid power system controlled by rule-based strategy can decrease energy consumption by 13.4% in line with the NEDC condition, while the power-split strategy derived from the DP approach can reduce energy consumption by 17.6%. The results show that compared with rule-based strategy, the optimized DP strategy has higher system efficiency and lower energy consumption.

scholarly journals Design and implementation of Fuzzy-PID Controller with Derivative Filter for AGC of two-area interconnected Hybrid Power System

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 4198-4212
Keyword(s):  
Power System ◽  
Pid Controller ◽  
Thermal Power ◽  
Automatic Generation ◽  
Fuzzy Pid ◽  
Hybrid Power System ◽  
Fuzzy Pid Controller ◽  
Hybrid Power ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
Derivative Filter

The huge band variation in wind speed causes unpredictable swing in power generation and hence large divergence in system frequency leading to unpredictable situation for standalone applications. To overcome the above difficulties, WTG (wind turbine generator) is integrated with conventional thermal power system along with other distributed generation units such as FC (fuel cell), DEG (diesel engine generator), AE (aqua-electrolyser) and BESS (battery energy storage system) which form a hybrid power system. This paper concerns with automatic generation control (AGC) of an interconnected two area hybrid power system as mentioned above. Design and implementation of suitable controllers for AGC of above hybrid power system is a challenging job for operational and design engineers. Various control schemes proposed in this paper are conventional PID & PID controller with derivative filter (PIDF) and fuzzy-PID controller without (fuzzy-PID) and with derivative filter (fuzzy-PIDF) to achieve improved performance of AGC system in terms of frequency profile. The values of gain parameters of proposed controllers are designed using hybrid LUS-TLBO (Local Unimodal Sampling-Teaching Learning Based Optimization) algorithm. Superiority of fuzzy-PIDF controller over other proposed controllers are addressed. Robustness study of proposed fuzzy-PIDF controller is thoroughly demonstrated with change in system parameters and loading pattern. The work is further extended to analyze the transient phenomena of the AGC for a 3-area interconnected system having nonlinearities such as reheat turbine, governor dead band along with generation rate constraint for the thermal generating units.

Study on SOFC-IGCC Hybrid Power System With High Efficiency

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liqiang Duan ◽  
Yongping Yang ◽  
Ershu Xu
Keyword(s):  
Power Generation ◽  
Power System ◽  
Hybrid System ◽  
System Performance ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Thermal Power ◽  
Combined Cycle ◽  
Total System ◽  
Hybrid Power System ◽  
Hybrid Power

Due to its high efficiency and good environmental performance, solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) system is very attractive for future power generation, especially integrated with the conventional power generation system. However, how to effectively integrate SOFC with the conventional thermal power system and build the hybrid system with high efficiency is still a research focus. This paper studies a novel SOFC-IGCC (integrated gasification combined cycle) hybrid power system with high efficiency. On the base of the integration idea of total energy system, a novel SOFC-IGCC hybrid power system is proposed in this paper. The energy conversion mechanism of SOFC from chemical energy to electrical energy is analyzed. The maximum potential of improving the total system performance is also analyzed. The system characteristics of the hybrid system have been studied. The optimal rules of main parameters of hybrid system are revealed. The research results obtained in this paper show that integration with SOFC system will result in a significant performance improve of the total hybrid system. The integration degree of SOFC with IGCC greatly influences the system performance of the hybrid system. Compared with the base IGCC system (the system thermal efficiency is 46%), the efficiency of SOFC-IGCC hybrid system is greatly improved and increased to approximately 52%. The achievements acquired results from this paper will provide a feasible way to develop hybrid power system and valuable information for further study on IGCC system with high efficiency.

scholarly journals Hybrid Renewable Energy Power System Model Based on Electrification Requirements of One Fathom Bank Malaysia

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 513
Author(s):  
S. Sarip ◽  
C. G. Abdullah ◽  
N. Shafie ◽  
N. A. N. Mahadzir ◽  
F. Yakob ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Power System ◽  
Tidal Current ◽  
Electrical Power ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Renewable Energy Resources ◽  
Hybrid Power System ◽  
Hybrid Power ◽  
Fast Development

Renewable energy resources are becoming inexorably in the field of generating electrical power due to the fast development of technology, given to its advantages over non-renewable energy resources. Though the source is available in enormous amount, energy produced from single renewable energy resources such as tidal current may fluctuate with the time and the hour of the day or month, depending on the tides. Thus, by having a hybrid power system consisting two or more renewable energy resources coming into play at the same time would be more reliable to support the targeted area. However, the availability of renewable energies depends on the climate change, therefore having a storage battery or backup power is often essential. In this case, the main purpose of this research is to develop an off-grid hybrid tidal current and solar power system along with backup power to support One Fathom Bank Lighthouse in Malaysia with the intention to reduce the dependency on diesel generators. Having the ability to evaluate economic and technical feasibility of power system, HOMER software is used to run simulation and analyze the best combination of components to form a hybrid power system for the lighthouse. The results are based on the best components and sizing in compliance with the load demand and diesel fuel consumption to provide a reliable and cost-effective system.

Damping of Frequency Fluctuations of Hybrid Power System by Variable Deloaded Operation of PMSG Based Offshore Wind Farm

2019 ◽  
Vol 139 (4) ◽  
pp. 259-268
Author(s):  
Effat Jahan ◽  
Md. Rifat Hazari ◽  
Mohammad Abdul Mannan ◽  
Atsushi Umemura ◽  
Rion Takahashi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Power System ◽  
Wind Farm ◽  
Offshore Wind ◽  
Offshore Wind Farm ◽  
Hybrid Power System ◽  
Hybrid Power ◽  
Frequency Fluctuations
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