1. Optimal Design of a PV/Fuel Cell Hybrid Power System for the City of Brest in France
- Author
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Omar Hazem Mohammed, Yassine Amirat, Mohamed Benbouzid, Adel A. Elbaset, Laboratoire brestois de mécanique et des systèmes (LBMS), École Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Brest (ENIB)-Université de Brest (UBO)-École Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées Bretagne (ENSTA Bretagne), EE Dept, Minia University, and Benbouzid, Mohamed
- Subjects
HOMER ,020209 energy ,[SPI.NRJ]Engineering Sciences [physics]/Electric power ,Hybrid power system ,02 engineering and technology ,010501 environmental sciences ,01 natural sciences ,7. Clean energy ,renewable energy ,energy cost ,fuel cell ,photovoltaic ,generation unit sizing ,13. Climate action ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,[SPI.NRJ] Engineering Sciences [physics]/Electric power ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences - Abstract
International audience; This paper deals with the optimal design of a stand-alone hybrid photovoltaic and fuel cell power system without battery storage to supply the electric load demand of the city of Brest, Western Brittany in France. The proposed optimal design study is focused on economical performances and is mainly based on the loss of the power supply probability concept. The hybrid power system optimal design is based on a simulation model developed using HOMER. In this context, a practical load demand profile of Brest city is used with real weather data.
- Published
- 2014