LAPSE:2020.0510
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Optimum Design of a Standalone Solar Photovoltaic System Based on Novel Integration of Iterative-PESA-II and AHP-VIKOR Methods
Hussein Mohammed Ridha, Chandima Gomes, Hashim Hizam, Masoud Ahmadipour, Dhiaa Halboot Muhsen, Saleem Ethaib
May 22, 2020
Solar energy is considered one of the most important renewable energy resources, and can be used to power a stand-alone photovoltaic (SAPV) system for supplying electricity in a remote area. However, inconstancy and unpredictable amounts of solar radiation are considered major obstacles in designing SAPV systems. Therefore, an accurate sizing method is necessary to apply in order to find an optimal configuration and fulfil the required load demand. In this study, a novel hybrid sizing approach was developed on the basis of techno-economic objectives to optimally size the SAPV system. The proposed hybrid method consisted of an intuitive method to estimate initial numbers of PV modules and storage battery, an iterative approach to accurately generate a set of wide ranges of optimal configurations, and a Pareto envelope-based selection algorithm (PESA-II) to reduce large configuration by efficacy obtaining a set of Pareto front (PF) solutions. Subsequently, the optimal configurations were ranked by using an integrated analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and vlsekeriterijumskaoptimizacija i kompromisonoresenje (VIKOR). The techno-economic objectives were loss of load probability, life cycle cost, and levelized cost of energy. The performance analysis results demonstrated that the lead−acid battery was reliable and more cost-effective than the other types of storage battery.
Keywords
AHP, numerical method, optimal sizing, PESA-II, standalone PV system, storage battery
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Ridha HM, Gomes C, Hizam H, Ahmadipour M, Muhsen DH, Ethaib S. Optimum Design of a Standalone Solar Photovoltaic System Based on Novel Integration of Iterative-PESA-II and AHP-VIKOR Methods. (2020). LAPSE:2020.0510
Author Affiliations
Ridha HM: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia; Advanced Lighting and Power Energy Research (ALPER), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor 43400, Malaysia [ORCID]
Gomes C: School of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of Witwatersrand, 1 Jan Smuts Avenue, Braamfontein, Johannesburg 2000, South Africa
Hizam H: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia; Advanced Lighting and Power Energy Research (ALPER), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor 43400, Malaysia
Ahmadipour M: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia; Advanced Lighting and Power Energy Research (ALPER), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor 43400, Malaysia [ORCID]
Muhsen DH: Department of Computer Engineering, University of Al-Mustansiriyah, 10001 Baghdad, Iraq [ORCID]
Ethaib S: College of Engineering, University of Thi-Qar, 624001 Al-Nassiriya, Iraq
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Processes
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8
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3
Article Number
E367
Year
2020
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2020-03-22
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2227-9717
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