Design and Construction of Photovoltaic Biomass Hybrid Energy Power System to Supply A Residence in Egypt

Document Type : Original Article

Author

Dr.Eng., Higher Institute of Engineering and Technology –gharbia - tanta.

Abstract

Hybrid energy system has been seen as an excellent solution for electrification of rural place where the grid extension is difficult and economically not feasible. The use of renewable energy sources is becoming very necessary due to the limited reserves of fossil fuels and global environmental concerns for the production of electrical power generation and utilization. Solar energy is the most type of RESS pertaining the meteorological conditions of Egypt. This is due to the sunrise from 3000- 4000 hours/year with average insulations of 5-7 kwh/m2/day in all regions of Egypt. Also, photovoltaic (PV) power system is one of the most technologies used for conversion solar energy into electricity. Also, Biomass resources in Egypt that can be used for energy production are classified into the following categories: non- Plantation biomass, fuel crops (energy plantations) and municipal waste. The estimated total amount of biomass is of the order of 60 million ton/y; their gross calorific value is about 855 million GJ, which is equivalent to about 20 million toe/y. On the other hand, the energy storage (ES) is also incorporated which could help cut electricity demand during peak periods and smoothing variations in power generation by variable solar power. Solar PV and biomass with battery and converter are considered for the hybrid system. A case study was done in a rural village in Egypt. The main task is to find the suitable
component size and operation strategy for system which results would lead to the design and planning a hybrid energy system.
The above concerns led to a desire to investigate the feasibility study of PV-biomassbattery
storage based generator connected to grid, A study was conducted by collecting
the solar radiation data, an average annual solar radiation was compared and a ranking
system was performed. This system has a number of advantages over conventional
power generation technologies. 
This paper depicts the different system components and their optimal combination for
the efficient generation of electrical energy exploiting locally available resources.
In this paper, a proposed approach has been introduced and applied for planning of PVbiomass
systems on the electric utility of residential load in Egypt.
This approach includes a model for sizing of PV-biomass-battery storage systemsinteractive
the electric utility grid and evaluating the generation of these systems. Also,
a suggested model is presented and applied to assess the impact of this generation the
capacity and energy displacement of conventional power supply (CPS), reduction in
pollution and energy tariffs of the study electric utility. Learning mechanism utilizes a
reference model that describes the desired performance. Finally, comparative analysis
between the two developed controllers is conducted. It discusses the advantages and
disadvantages of each controller algorithm.

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