Unit sizing and cost analysis of stand-alone hybrid wind/PV/fuel cell power generation systems

被引:346
作者
Nelson, D. B. [1 ]
Nehrir, M. H. [1 ]
Wang, C. [1 ]
机构
[1] Montana State Univ, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, Bozeman, MT 59717 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
unit sizing; hybrid wind; photovoltaic; fuel cell power generation systems; economic evaluation;
D O I
10.1016/j.renene.2005.08.031
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
An economic evaluation of a hybrid wind/photovoltaic/fuel cell (FC) generation system for a typical home in the Pacific Northwest is performed. In this configuration the combination of a FC stack, an electrolyser, and hydrogen storage tanks is used as the energy storage system. This system is compared to a traditional hybrid energy system with battery storage. A computer program has been developed to size system components in order to match the load of the site in the most cost effective way. A cost of electricity, an overall system cost, and a break-even distance analysis are also calculated for each configuration. The study was performed using a graphical user interface programmed in MATLAB. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:1641 / 1656
页数:16
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