Hybrid photovoltaic-fuel cell-supercapacitor energy system for power generation in stand-alone operation

This project presents modelling and control of photovoltaic (PV), fuel cell (FC) and supercapacitor (SC) hybrid power system for stand-alone application. This hybrid power system uses solar photovoltaic array and fuel cell as the main source and share their power effectively to meet the load demand....

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Main Author: Mohd. Salleh, Noor Amirah
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Language:English
Published: 2020
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spelling my-utm-ep.929892021-11-07T06:00:13Z Hybrid photovoltaic-fuel cell-supercapacitor energy system for power generation in stand-alone operation 2020 Mohd. Salleh, Noor Amirah TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering This project presents modelling and control of photovoltaic (PV), fuel cell (FC) and supercapacitor (SC) hybrid power system for stand-alone application. This hybrid power system uses solar photovoltaic array and fuel cell as the main source and share their power effectively to meet the load demand. Due to the intermittent nature of solar energy source and the slow response of fuel cell towards transient and load changes, this problem may disturb the power balance at demand side during peak hour, thus the system needs a backup power sources. In this project, supercapacitor is used as a storage device and is added to supply energy and improve the system performance. The fast power response of a supercapacitor will complement the slow power output from the main source. Lastly, the maximum power point tracking (MPPT) control for PV and the supercapacitor state of charge (SoC) control are also addressed in this work. A detailed dynamic model of photovoltaic/fuel cell hybrid system with supercapacitor bank and control strategies are modelled and simulated using MATLAB/Simulink software. The simulation results highlight the response of the system towards transient and load changes and the efficiency of the microgrid system is analysed and compared between PC-FC system and PV-FC-SC system. 2020 Thesis http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/92989/ http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/92989/1/NoorAmirahMohdMSKE2020.pdf application/pdf en public http://dms.library.utm.my:8080/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:135854 masters Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Engineering - School of Electrical Engineering Faculty of Engineering - School of Electrical Engineering
institution Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
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language English
topic TK Electrical engineering
Electronics Nuclear engineering
spellingShingle TK Electrical engineering
Electronics Nuclear engineering
Mohd. Salleh, Noor Amirah
Hybrid photovoltaic-fuel cell-supercapacitor energy system for power generation in stand-alone operation
description This project presents modelling and control of photovoltaic (PV), fuel cell (FC) and supercapacitor (SC) hybrid power system for stand-alone application. This hybrid power system uses solar photovoltaic array and fuel cell as the main source and share their power effectively to meet the load demand. Due to the intermittent nature of solar energy source and the slow response of fuel cell towards transient and load changes, this problem may disturb the power balance at demand side during peak hour, thus the system needs a backup power sources. In this project, supercapacitor is used as a storage device and is added to supply energy and improve the system performance. The fast power response of a supercapacitor will complement the slow power output from the main source. Lastly, the maximum power point tracking (MPPT) control for PV and the supercapacitor state of charge (SoC) control are also addressed in this work. A detailed dynamic model of photovoltaic/fuel cell hybrid system with supercapacitor bank and control strategies are modelled and simulated using MATLAB/Simulink software. The simulation results highlight the response of the system towards transient and load changes and the efficiency of the microgrid system is analysed and compared between PC-FC system and PV-FC-SC system.
format Thesis
qualification_level Master's degree
author Mohd. Salleh, Noor Amirah
author_facet Mohd. Salleh, Noor Amirah
author_sort Mohd. Salleh, Noor Amirah
title Hybrid photovoltaic-fuel cell-supercapacitor energy system for power generation in stand-alone operation
title_short Hybrid photovoltaic-fuel cell-supercapacitor energy system for power generation in stand-alone operation
title_full Hybrid photovoltaic-fuel cell-supercapacitor energy system for power generation in stand-alone operation
title_fullStr Hybrid photovoltaic-fuel cell-supercapacitor energy system for power generation in stand-alone operation
title_full_unstemmed Hybrid photovoltaic-fuel cell-supercapacitor energy system for power generation in stand-alone operation
title_sort hybrid photovoltaic-fuel cell-supercapacitor energy system for power generation in stand-alone operation
granting_institution Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Engineering - School of Electrical Engineering
granting_department Faculty of Engineering - School of Electrical Engineering
publishDate 2020
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/92989/1/NoorAmirahMohdMSKE2020.pdf
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