Description
Hybrid Energy System Models presents a number of techniques to model a large variety of hybrid energy systems in all aspects of sizing, design, operation, economic dispatch, optimization and control. The book's authors present a number of new methods to model hybrid energy systems and several renewable energy systems, including photovoltaic, solar plus wind and hydropower, energy storage, and combined heat and power systems. With critical modeling examples, global case studies and techno-economic modeling integrated in every chapter, this book is essential to understanding the development of affordable energy systems globally, particularly from renewable resources.With a detailed overview and a comparison of hybrid energy systems used in different regions, as well as innovative hybrid energy system designs covered, this book is useful for practicing power and energy engineers needing answers for what factors to consider when modeling a hybrid energy system and what tools are available to model hybrid systems.- Combines research on several renewable energy systems, energy storage, and combined heat and power systems into a single informative resource on hybrid energy systems- Includes significant global case studies of current and novel modeling techniques for comparison- Covers numerical simulations of hybrid systems energy modeling and applications
Table of Contents
1. Introduction to Hybrid energy systems2. Optimization Modeling of Hybrid DG systems3. Off-grid Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems and its Contribution to Sustainable Development Goal4. Numerical Simulation of Hybrid Systems with Solid Oxide Cells5. Towards a Holistic Approach for Energy Efficient Building 6. Performance and Energetic Modeling of Hybrid PV System Coupled with Battery Energy Storage 7. Comparison of Sizing Models for Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems8. Economic Dispatch of Large-Scale Integrated Heat and Power Systems by Application of a Novel Harmony Search Approach9. Hybrid Solar-heated Anaerobic Digestion System for Electricity and Heat Cogeneration10. Hydrogen Production and Derivatives from Renewable Energy Systems for a Best Valorization of Sustainable Resources



