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Utilization of in-pipe hydropower renewable energy technology and energy storage systems in mountainous distribution networks

Saber, H ; Sharif University of Technology | 2021

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2021.03.072
  3. Publisher: Elsevier Ltd , 2021
  4. Abstract:
  5. Million miles of gravity-fed drinking water and sewage pipelines around the world, especially in rural and urban areas in mountain ranges, have introduced a new renewable energy sources (RES), i.e., in-pipe hydropower systems (IHS). Output power of this technology, similar to other types of RES, suffers from intermittency, while it is still more predictable in comparison to other technologies of RESs. Besides, energy storage systems (ESS) are introduced as a pivotal technology for dealing with the intermittent and non-dispatchable characteristics of IHS through spatio-temporal arbitrage. This paper aims to develop a stochastic mixed-integer linear programming (MILP) formulation that simultaneously determines the optimal location and size of ESS and IHS in a microgrid (MG) considering the correlation between prevailing uncertainties. In this regard, the proposed optimization problem minimizes the expected social cost of MG considering the AC power flow equations and operation constraints. Finally, the efficiency and applicability of the proposed model are illustrated using numerical simulations on the IEEE 33-bus distribution test system. © 2021 Elsevier Ltd
  6. Keywords:
  7. Electric load flow ; Energy storage ; Integer programming ; Potable water ; Sewage ; Stochastic systems ; Battery energy storage systems ; Energy ; Hydropower system ; In-pipe ; In-pipe hydropower system ; Micro grid ; Power system uncertainty ; Power systems planning ; Renewable energy source ; Storage systems ; Natural resources ; Drinking water ; Electric vehicle ; Hydroelectric power ; Hydroelectric power plant ; Linear programing ; Mountain environment ; Mountain region ; Pipe flow ; Rural area
  8. Source: Renewable Energy ; Volume 172 , 2021 , Pages 789-801 ; 09601481 (ISSN)
  9. URL: https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0960148121004286