Compressed Air Energy Storage System Control and Performance Assessment Using Energy Harvested Index

Electronics

Hanif SedighNejad¹  Tariq Iqbal² 

[1] Memorial University of Newfoundland, Suite 4019, 300 Prince Philip Drive, Engineering and Applied Science Building, St.John’s, NL A1B 3X5, Canada;

关键词: energy storage systems;    harvested energy index (HEI);    compressed air energy storage;    hybrid power systems;    wind power generation;    wind integration;    renewable energy;   

DOI  :  10.3390/electronics3010001

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

In this paper a new concept for control and performance assessment of compressed air energy storage (CAES) systems in a hybrid energy system is introduced. The proposed criterion, based on the concept of energy harvest index (HEI), measures the capability of a storage system to capture renewable energy. The overall efficiency of the CAES system and optimum control and design from the technical and economic point of view is presented. A possible application of this idea is an isolated community with significant wind energy resource. A case study reveals the usefulness of the proposed criterion in design, control and implementation of a small CAES system in a hybrid power system (HPM) for an isolated community. Energy harvested index and its effectiveness in increasing the wind penetration rate in the total energy production is discussed.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
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