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The Optimal Design of a Hybrid Solar PV/Wind/Hydrogen/Lithium Battery for the Replacement of a Heavy Fuel Oil Thermal Power Plant

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  • Isaac Amoussou

    (Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Buea, Buea P.O. Box 63, Cameroon)

  • Emmanuel Tanyi

    (Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Buea, Buea P.O. Box 63, Cameroon)

  • Lajmi Fatma

    (National Engineering School of Sousse ENISO Laboratory: Networked Objects, Control, and Communication Systems (NOCCS), National Engineering School of Sousse, Sousse 4054, Tunisia)

  • Takele Ferede Agajie

    (Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Buea, Buea P.O. Box 63, Cameroon
    Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos P.O. Box 269, Ethiopia)

  • Ilyes Boulkaibet

    (College of Engineering and Technology, American University of the Middle East, Egaila 54200, Kuwait)

  • Nadhira Khezami

    (College of Engineering and Technology, American University of the Middle East, Egaila 54200, Kuwait)

  • Ahmed Ali

    (Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technology, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg 2006, South Africa)

  • Baseem Khan

    (Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technology, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg 2006, South Africa
    Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hawassa University, Hawassa P.O. Box 05, Ethiopia)

Abstract

Renewable energies are clean alternatives to the highly polluting fossil fuels that are still used in the power generation sector. The goal of this research was to look into replacing a Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) thermal power plant in Limbe, southwest Cameroon, with a hybrid photovoltaic (PV) and wind power plant combined with a storage system. Lithium batteries and hydrogen associated with fuel cells make up this storage system. The total cost (TC) of the project over its lifetime was minimized in order to achieve the optimal sizing of the hybrid power plant components. To ensure the reliability of the new hybrid power plant, a criterion measuring the loss of power supply probability (LPSP) was implemented as a constraint. Moth Flame Optimization (MFO), Improved Grey Wolf Optimizer (I-GWO), Multi-Verse Optimizer (MVO), and African Vulture Optimization Algorithm (AVOA) were used to solve this single-objective optimization problem. The optimization techniques entailed the development of mathematical models of the components, with hourly weather data for the selected site and the output of the replaced thermal power plant serving as input data. All four algorithms produced acceptable and reasonably comparable results. However, in terms of proportion, the total cost obtained with the MFO algorithm was 0.32%, 0.40%, and 0.63% lower than the total costs obtained with the I-GWO, MVO, and AVOA algorithms, respectively. Finally, the effect of the type of storage coupled to the PV and wind systems on the overall project cost was assessed. The MFO meta-heuristic was used to compare the results for the PV–Wind–Hydrogen–Lithium Battery, PV–Wind–Hydrogen, and PV–Wind–Lithium Battery scenarios. The scenario of the PV–Wind–Hydrogen–Lithium Battery had the lowest total cost. This scenario’s total cost was 2.40% and 18% lower than the PV–Wind–Hydrogen and PV–Wind–Lithium Battery scenarios.

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  • Isaac Amoussou & Emmanuel Tanyi & Lajmi Fatma & Takele Ferede Agajie & Ilyes Boulkaibet & Nadhira Khezami & Ahmed Ali & Baseem Khan, 2023. "The Optimal Design of a Hybrid Solar PV/Wind/Hydrogen/Lithium Battery for the Replacement of a Heavy Fuel Oil Thermal Power Plant," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(15), pages 1-29, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2023:i:15:p:11510-:d:1202099
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