Optimizing an Off-Grid Electrical System in Brochet, Manitoba, Canada
Brochet is a remote, off-grid community located in Northern Manitoba, Canada. The existing diesel generating system is characterized by high economic and environmental costs. As the existing diesel generators are nearing the end of their operational lifespan, this study uses the HOMER model to deter...
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ftunivmanitoba:oai:mspace.lib.umanitoba.ca:1993/22111 2023-06-18T03:40:04+02:00 Optimizing an Off-Grid Electrical System in Brochet, Manitoba, Canada Bhattarai, Prasid Ram Thompson, Shirley (Natural Resources Institute) Polyzois, Dimos (Civil Engineering) Neudoerffer, Cynthia (Canadian Foodgrains Bank) 2013-08-26 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/1993/22111 eng eng http://hdl.handle.net/1993/22111 open access HOMER Off-Grid Community Optimization Wind-Diesel Hybrid master thesis 2013 ftunivmanitoba 2023-06-04T17:39:59Z Brochet is a remote, off-grid community located in Northern Manitoba, Canada. The existing diesel generating system is characterized by high economic and environmental costs. As the existing diesel generators are nearing the end of their operational lifespan, this study uses the HOMER model to determine an optimum electricity system design at Brochet that has high electrical reliability, least cost, and low emissions. Three potential power generation options were considered and evaluated, namely: 1) only diesel, 2) only wind, 3) a mix of both. The wind-diesel hybrid system performed best for all the evaluation criteria. While maintaining high reliability, this hybrid system design resulted in 19 % reduction in electricity cost, and 30 % reduction of CO2 when compared to the existing electricity system at Brochet. Thus, this study concludes that the wind-diesel hybrid system is the optimum electricity system design for Brochet and proposes this system replace the existing system. October 2013 Master Thesis Brochet MSpace at the University of Manitoba Brochet ENVELOPE(-101.672,-101.672,57.880,57.880) Canada |
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Brochet is a remote, off-grid community located in Northern Manitoba, Canada. The existing diesel generating system is characterized by high economic and environmental costs. As the existing diesel generators are nearing the end of their operational lifespan, this study uses the HOMER model to determine an optimum electricity system design at Brochet that has high electrical reliability, least cost, and low emissions. Three potential power generation options were considered and evaluated, namely: 1) only diesel, 2) only wind, 3) a mix of both. The wind-diesel hybrid system performed best for all the evaluation criteria. While maintaining high reliability, this hybrid system design resulted in 19 % reduction in electricity cost, and 30 % reduction of CO2 when compared to the existing electricity system at Brochet. Thus, this study concludes that the wind-diesel hybrid system is the optimum electricity system design for Brochet and proposes this system replace the existing system. October 2013 |
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Thompson, Shirley (Natural Resources Institute) Polyzois, Dimos (Civil Engineering) Neudoerffer, Cynthia (Canadian Foodgrains Bank) |
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Optimizing an Off-Grid Electrical System in Brochet, Manitoba, Canada |
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