A Sustainable Prototype for Renewable Energy: Optimized Prime-Power Generator Solar Array Replacement
Remote locations such as disaster relief camps, isolated arctic communities, and military forward operating bases are disconnected from traditional power grids forcing them to rely on diesel generators with a total installed capacity of 10,000 MW worldwide. The generators require a constant resupply...
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fturalfuniv:oai:elar.urfu.ru:10995/74469 2024-01-21T10:04:01+01:00 A Sustainable Prototype for Renewable Energy: Optimized Prime-Power Generator Solar Array Replacement Thomsen, N. Wagner, T. Hoisington, A. Schuldt, S. 2019 applictaion/pdf http://elar.urfu.ru/handle/10995/74469 https://elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=38540570 https://doi.org/10.2495/EQ-V4-N1-28-39 en eng Ural Federal University WIT Press Уральский федеральный университет International Journal of Energy Production and Management. 2019. Vol. 4. Iss. 1 A Sustainable Prototype for Renewable Energy: Optimized Prime-Power Generator Solar Array Replacement / N. Thomsen, T. Wagner, A. Hoisington, S. Schuldt // International Journal of Energy Production and Management. — 2019. — Vol. 4. Iss. 1. — P. 28–39. 2056-3272 (paper format) 2056-3280 (online) http://elar.urfu.ru/handle/10995/74469 https://elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=38540570 doi:10.2495/EQ-V4-N1-28-39 BATTERY DIESEL GENERATOR ENERGY STORAGE ISOLATED SITES OPTIMIZATION PHOTOVOLTAIC RENEWABLE ENERGY SOLAR ARRAY STAND-ALONE Article info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2019 fturalfuniv https://doi.org/10.2495/EQ-V4-N1-28-39 2023-12-26T01:50:31Z Remote locations such as disaster relief camps, isolated arctic communities, and military forward operating bases are disconnected from traditional power grids forcing them to rely on diesel generators with a total installed capacity of 10,000 MW worldwide. The generators require a constant resupply of fuel, resulting in increased operating costs, negative environmental impacts, and challenging fuel logistics. To enhance remote site sustainability, planners can develop stand-alone photovoltaic-battery systems to replace existing prime power generators. This paper presents the development of a novel cost-performance model capable of optimizing solar array and Li-ion battery storage size by generating tradeoffs between minimizing initial system cost and maximizing power reliability. A case study for the replacement of an 800 kW generator, the US Air Force’s standard for prime power at deployed locations, was analyzed to demonstrate the model and its capabilities. A MATLAB model, simulating one year of solar data, was used to generate an optimized solution to minimize initial cost while providing over 99% reliability. Replacing a single diesel generator would result in a savings of 1.9 million liters of fuel, eliminating 100 fuel tanker truck deliveries annually. The distinctive capabilities of this model enable designers to enhance environmental, economic, and operational sustainability of remote locations by creating energy self-sufficient sites, which can operate indefinitely without the need for resupply. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Ural Federal University (URFU): ELAR Arctic International Journal of Energy Production and Management 4 1 28 39 |
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Remote locations such as disaster relief camps, isolated arctic communities, and military forward operating bases are disconnected from traditional power grids forcing them to rely on diesel generators with a total installed capacity of 10,000 MW worldwide. The generators require a constant resupply of fuel, resulting in increased operating costs, negative environmental impacts, and challenging fuel logistics. To enhance remote site sustainability, planners can develop stand-alone photovoltaic-battery systems to replace existing prime power generators. This paper presents the development of a novel cost-performance model capable of optimizing solar array and Li-ion battery storage size by generating tradeoffs between minimizing initial system cost and maximizing power reliability. A case study for the replacement of an 800 kW generator, the US Air Force’s standard for prime power at deployed locations, was analyzed to demonstrate the model and its capabilities. A MATLAB model, simulating one year of solar data, was used to generate an optimized solution to minimize initial cost while providing over 99% reliability. Replacing a single diesel generator would result in a savings of 1.9 million liters of fuel, eliminating 100 fuel tanker truck deliveries annually. The distinctive capabilities of this model enable designers to enhance environmental, economic, and operational sustainability of remote locations by creating energy self-sufficient sites, which can operate indefinitely without the need for resupply. |
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A Sustainable Prototype for Renewable Energy: Optimized Prime-Power Generator Solar Array Replacement |
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A Sustainable Prototype for Renewable Energy: Optimized Prime-Power Generator Solar Array Replacement |
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A Sustainable Prototype for Renewable Energy: Optimized Prime-Power Generator Solar Array Replacement |
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sustainable prototype for renewable energy: optimized prime-power generator solar array replacement |
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International Journal of Energy Production and Management. 2019. Vol. 4. Iss. 1 A Sustainable Prototype for Renewable Energy: Optimized Prime-Power Generator Solar Array Replacement / N. Thomsen, T. Wagner, A. Hoisington, S. Schuldt // International Journal of Energy Production and Management. — 2019. — Vol. 4. Iss. 1. — P. 28–39. 2056-3272 (paper format) 2056-3280 (online) http://elar.urfu.ru/handle/10995/74469 https://elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=38540570 doi:10.2495/EQ-V4-N1-28-39 |
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