Comparison Of Heuristic Algorithms Of Renewable Energy Resources For Loss Reduction

The Distributed is electrical power generation in small scale (usually 1MW to 50MW) near the load centre using either conventional techniques such as Diesel generators and micro turbines or using non-conventional techniques such as Photo-Voltaic, wind turbines and small hydro power. This modern concept of power system is very advantageous as it reduces the load on the grid, consumers get a reliable power of better quality, and consumers can supply surplus power to the grid and earn a considerable profit. Thus, adopting this modern concept of power system is not only beneficial for consumers but also to the utilities.

In Europe, around 300,000 houses are not interconnected to the main electricity grid (Lymberopoulos & Zoulias, 2008). These houses are located in remote areas such as islands and mountains. Currently, fossil fuel based generators do the electrification of these households. These generators are sometimes supplemented with renewable energy based systems (e.g. PV solar panels or wind turbines). The fossil fuel based generators face problems with onsite fuel availability, noise and local emissions. The renewable energy systems, on the other hand, face problems with the intermittency of the natural source, such as wind or sun. The disadvantages of both systems could be potentially overcome with the introduction of the artificial leaf technology

Authors: Petry, K. U., Rinnau, F., Böhmer, G., Hollwitz, B., Luyten, A., Buttmann, N., & ... Iftner, T.

Regarding solar energy, one way of saving money is in your electricity costs. So, there are two important questions to consider:

With a growing population, our need for electricity is an essential for modern living. Though, as our fossil fuel resources continue to deplete and the emissions of greenhouse gasses continue to grow, we now face the ever growing problem of finding power sources that are both renewable and virtually clean.

Renewable energy generation mainly takes place in remote settings. Hence there is a great possibility for local towns or areas of getting a fair share of power generated. Electrification of those areas can open sky-kissing opportunities for development .

The software offers a package of performance and financial for projects with different financial structures. SAM’s reports use consistent assumptions for the different models to facilitate comparing technology and financing options. SAM is one of many photovoltaic system models available, but is unique in the way it integrates a photovoltaic performance model with a detailed financial model for a given project, and in its ability to compare photovoltaic systems to other renewable energy systems.

Apart from that, a diversified energy mix is another important benefit of the renewable energy resources, Pasolini (2012). It is an important and necessary addition to the security of global energy, while fossil fuels are increasingly depleted. In some cases, the renewable energy may be more reliable than other forms of electricity. For illustration, the renewable energy technologies such as generator powered by photovoltaic cell can

The renewable sources of energy listed above have some advantages. They are naturally occurring and thus do not require much effort to harness. Besides, they are natural components of the environment whose use does not contribute to environmental pollution (Tiwari et al., 2012). The fact that they are never depleted also guarantees users who have installed the necessary harnessing machinery, of a continuous supply of energy. Despite these advantages, however, there also exist some demerits. Much as these sources are

capabilities to solve reliability problems and have reduced cost challenges. The use of hybrid electricity gen- eration/storage technologies as off-grid stand-alone systems is reasonable to overcome related shortcomings. Solar and wind energy are two rapidly emerging renewable ones that have precedence in comparison to the other kinds. In this regard, the present paper studies four specific locations in Iran, which are candidates for research centers. Based on the solar radiation and average wind speed maps, techno-economically optimized systems are designed by simulating behavior of various combinations of renewable energy systems with different sizing, including wind turbine (WT), photovoltaic (PV), fuel cell (FC), and battery banks. According to the results obtained by a computer program, it is concluded that the hybrid systems including WT and PV with battery backup are less costly compared to the other systems. Moreover, we found that among non-hybrid systems, in most regions of Iran 's territory PVs are more economical than WTs. Despite of its advantages, FC has not been applied in the optimal systems due to its high initial

This report is created to Detail the disadvantages with integrating renewable energy sources into national electrical grid systems. However, this information is collected through different scientific sites and books. With all of that, this report focusing points will be on environmental impact of the Renewable energy (solar, hydro, wind, geothermal and biomass) which will show the costs involved, and load balancing.

Abstract—Hydropower energy is widely used throughout the world, it is provides about 10% of electricity in the United States, more than 99% in Norway, 75% in New Zealand and Malaysia uses hydropower for 11% of its electricity. That is the only renewable energy that is presented commercially practical on the large scale. The mathematic representation of the functions used to calculate the losses and the efficiency can be modified over time as the plant ages. Therefore, this paper presents the relationship between load (MW) and efficiency of each turbine and generator unit. It is applied using an optimization method available in Microsoft Excel 2010 software. This paper’s objective is to compare the theoretical performance curve and the calculated performance curve and also to discuss the hydroelectric power plant performance.

This paper presents a Dynamic Programming (DP) method based an algorithm to solve the Unit Commitment (UC) scheduling of the thermal generation units in Yangon. Electricity demands are in its peak in Yangon, it has become very difficult for operators to fulfill the demand in the present. The main objective of Unit Commitment is to determine a minimum cost turn-on and turn-off schedule of a set of electrical power generating units to meet a load demand while satisfying a set of operational constraints. The total production costs include fuel, startup, shutdown, and no-load costs. There are many conventional and evolutionary programming methods used for solving the unit commitment problem. Dynamic programming method is one of the successful approaches to unit commitment problem. Dynamic Programming has many advantages over the enumeration scheme, the chief advantage being a reduction in the dimensionality of the problem. It is one of the refined algorithm design standards and is powerful tool which yields definitive algorithm for various types of optimization problems. To implement the unit commitment problem into an optimization program, the MATLAB® software is used.

In recent years, the use of renewable energy to replace fossil fuels to generate electricity has become an important topic of discussion around the world. As there are numerous drawbacks to using fossil fuels, such as global warming and air pollution, some people suggest that it is high time considering generating electricity by renewable energy on a large scale. Renewable energy mainly includes sunlight, wind, tides, waves, biomass and geothermal heat. In 2012 and 2013, renewable energy contributed 22 percent to our global electricity generation (Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century, 2014) and this shows that renewable energy only provides a small part of electricity generation. In this essay, both the advantages and disadvantages of using renewable energy to generate electricity will be discussed. The essay will demonstrate that despite the disadvantages of using renewable energy, its development is an unavoidable trend because our

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