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Selection and sizing of energy storage devices for commercial onshore wind farms
The intermittent nature of wind energy is a major drawback to its popularity as a clean and cost-effective alternative to fossil fuels. The fluctuation in wind introduces imbalance in supply and demand of energy available to the end-users. To combat this challenge, ongoing researches are focused on utilizing energy storage systems to ensure smooth power supply. Energy storage systems store energy from the wind farm amid a time of low demand and discharge this stored energy to the grid amid a time of high demand. This research seeks to develop a method for selecting and sizing storage devices for commercial onshore wind farms. A study of the available energy storage devices is presented together with their advantages and disadvantages. The potential challenges faced by current wind farms are taken into consideration as well as the characteristics of the optimum storage device for a commercial wind farm. While several optimization methods were considered, this research focuses on utilizing the Analytical Hierarchy Process for the multicriteria selection process. The results show that the pumped hydroelectric energy storage and compressed air storage are the most suitable options for commercial wind farms. Keywords: Wind Energy; Energy Storage Systems; Analytical Hierarchy Process; Sizing.
Selection and sizing of energy storage devices for commercial onshore wind farms
The intermittent nature of wind energy is a major drawback to its popularity as a clean and cost-effective alternative to fossil fuels. The fluctuation in wind introduces imbalance in supply and demand of energy available to the end-users. To combat this challenge, ongoing researches are focused on utilizing energy storage systems to ensure smooth power supply. Energy storage systems store energy from the wind farm amid a time of low demand and discharge this stored energy to the grid amid a time of high demand. This research seeks to develop a method for selecting and sizing storage devices for commercial onshore wind farms. A study of the available energy storage devices is presented together with their advantages and disadvantages. The potential challenges faced by current wind farms are taken into consideration as well as the characteristics of the optimum storage device for a commercial wind farm. While several optimization methods were considered, this research focuses on utilizing the Analytical Hierarchy Process for the multicriteria selection process. The results show that the pumped hydroelectric energy storage and compressed air storage are the most suitable options for commercial wind farms. Keywords: Wind Energy; Energy Storage Systems; Analytical Hierarchy Process; Sizing.
Selection and sizing of energy storage devices for commercial onshore wind farms
Okoh, Kiemute P. (author)
2019-05-01
Miscellaneous
Electronic Resource
English
DDC:
690
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