Optimal Design of Hydrogen Based Stand-Alone Wind/Micro hydro hybrid energy System Using Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm

In this paper a hybrid energy system combining variable speed wind turbine and micro hydro generation systems is presented to supply continuous power to residential power applications as standalone loads. The main target of optimization problem in the stand alone hybrid energy system is to satisfy the load demand with high reliability and respect to minimum annual cost of system. This paper utilizes Particle Swarm Optimization algorithm method to determine the optimal capacities of hydrogen, wind turbines and micro hydro unit according to the minimum cost objective function. Wind datasets are for northwest region (Ardebil, latitude: 38_170, longitude: 48_150, altitude: 1345 m) of Iran. From simulation results the proposed system is able to minimize the total annual cost of the system in different conditions under study.

Optimal Design of Hydrogen Based Stand-Alone Wind/Micro hydro hybrid energy System Using Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm Keywords:

Wind , Micro hydro , hybrid energy System , PSO Algorithm