Load control between PV power plants and diesel generators

Mohamed Ali, Mohamed Khalil Abdalla and Aisha, Hassan Abdalla Hashim and Khalifa, Othman Omran (2024) Load control between PV power plants and diesel generators. IJCSNS International Journal of Computer Science and Network Security, 24 (6). pp. 33-40. ISSN 1738-7906

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Abstract

Introducing renewable energy sources, such as wind and photovoltaic arrays, in microgrids that supply remote regions with electricity represents a significant leap in electricity generation. Combining photovoltaic panels and diesel engines is one of the most common ways to supply electricity to rural communities. Such hybrid systems can reduce the cost of electricity generation in these remote power systems because they use free energy to balance the power generated by diesel engines. However, the combination of renewable energy sources and diesel engines tends to complicate the sizing and control of the entire system due to the intermittent nature of renewable energy sources. This study sought to investigate this issue in depth. It proposes a robust hybrid controller that can be used to facilitate optimum power sharing between a PV power source and diesel generators based on the dynamics of the available PV energy at any given time. The study also describes a hybrid PV-diesel power plant's essential functional parts that produce electricity for a microgrid using a renewable energy source. Power control needs to be adjusted to reduce the cost of power generation

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Load Control, PV Power Plants, Diesel Generators
Subjects:	T Technology > T Technology (General) T Technology > T Technology (General) > T10.5 Communication of technical information
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Engineering Kulliyyah of Engineering > Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Depositing User:	Prof. Dr Othman O. Khalifa
Date Deposited:	16 Oct 2024 14:50
Last Modified:	16 Oct 2024 15:05
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/115094

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