Optimal sizing of hybrid diesel engine – photovoltaic and battery system for a marine vessel application

Environmental concerns have been motivating increased interest in the use of renewable energy sources as a result of diminishing of fossil fuel sources and the negative effect it has on the environment. Photovoltaic (PV) energy system is a renewable energy source with various applications and their...

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Main Author:	Moorthy, Janarthan Krishna
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2014
Subjects:	TK Electrical engineering Electronics Nuclear engineering
Online Access:	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/78637/1/JanarthanKrishnaMoorthyMFKE2018.pdf
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spelling	my-utm-ep.786372018-08-29T07:34:02Z Optimal sizing of hybrid diesel engine – photovoltaic and battery system for a marine vessel application 2014-01 Moorthy, Janarthan Krishna TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering Environmental concerns have been motivating increased interest in the use of renewable energy sources as a result of diminishing of fossil fuel sources and the negative effect it has on the environment. Photovoltaic (PV) energy system is a renewable energy source with various applications and their implementation in energy production and saving are well documented in various research and applications. Installing these systems onto marine vessels or connecting it to marine vessel power plant through external connections could prove to be an efficient way of minimizing conventional fuel costs and simultaneously protecting the environment by significantly reducing carbon emission. In order to understand the technical and economic viability of using photovoltaic system for an offshore marine vessel, it is vital to determine the optimal sizing of PV system, battery, inverter and diesel generator. This project presents the proposed approach used in order to optimally size the power system components of hybrid system such as photovoltaic panels, inverter, battery and the conventional diesel generator. For this study, MATLAB software is used to develop a program to perform the power production calculation in order to meet the load demand pattern by utilizing power source from PV panel and conventional diesel generators. Probabilistic method is used to analyze the impact of random weather conditions to the sizing of the components. In addition, economic analysis was performed to optimize the sizing of the PV panels and batteries. Optimal sizing can save up to 1 percent of the Net Present Cost (NPC) with engine fuel price taken into consideration when comparison is made between 100 kW and 500 kW sized hybrid configuration. The conclusion of this project is that the developed algorithm is suitable to be used to optimally size hybrid diesel, PV and battery system. 2014-01 Thesis http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/78637/ http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/78637/1/JanarthanKrishnaMoorthyMFKE2018.pdf application/pdf en public http://dms.library.utm.my:8080/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:108432 masters Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Electrical Engineering Faculty of Electrical Engineering
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topic	TK Electrical engineering Electronics Nuclear engineering
spellingShingle	TK Electrical engineering Electronics Nuclear engineering Moorthy, Janarthan Krishna Optimal sizing of hybrid diesel engine – photovoltaic and battery system for a marine vessel application
description	Environmental concerns have been motivating increased interest in the use of renewable energy sources as a result of diminishing of fossil fuel sources and the negative effect it has on the environment. Photovoltaic (PV) energy system is a renewable energy source with various applications and their implementation in energy production and saving are well documented in various research and applications. Installing these systems onto marine vessels or connecting it to marine vessel power plant through external connections could prove to be an efficient way of minimizing conventional fuel costs and simultaneously protecting the environment by significantly reducing carbon emission. In order to understand the technical and economic viability of using photovoltaic system for an offshore marine vessel, it is vital to determine the optimal sizing of PV system, battery, inverter and diesel generator. This project presents the proposed approach used in order to optimally size the power system components of hybrid system such as photovoltaic panels, inverter, battery and the conventional diesel generator. For this study, MATLAB software is used to develop a program to perform the power production calculation in order to meet the load demand pattern by utilizing power source from PV panel and conventional diesel generators. Probabilistic method is used to analyze the impact of random weather conditions to the sizing of the components. In addition, economic analysis was performed to optimize the sizing of the PV panels and batteries. Optimal sizing can save up to 1 percent of the Net Present Cost (NPC) with engine fuel price taken into consideration when comparison is made between 100 kW and 500 kW sized hybrid configuration. The conclusion of this project is that the developed algorithm is suitable to be used to optimally size hybrid diesel, PV and battery system.
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author	Moorthy, Janarthan Krishna
author_facet	Moorthy, Janarthan Krishna
author_sort	Moorthy, Janarthan Krishna
title	Optimal sizing of hybrid diesel engine – photovoltaic and battery system for a marine vessel application
title_short	Optimal sizing of hybrid diesel engine – photovoltaic and battery system for a marine vessel application
title_full	Optimal sizing of hybrid diesel engine – photovoltaic and battery system for a marine vessel application
title_fullStr	Optimal sizing of hybrid diesel engine – photovoltaic and battery system for a marine vessel application
title_full_unstemmed	Optimal sizing of hybrid diesel engine – photovoltaic and battery system for a marine vessel application
title_sort	optimal sizing of hybrid diesel engine – photovoltaic and battery system for a marine vessel application
granting_institution	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Electrical Engineering
granting_department	Faculty of Electrical Engineering
publishDate	2014
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Optimal sizing of hybrid diesel engine – photovoltaic and battery system for a marine vessel application

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