Optimal management and operation of a hybrid energy system based on wind energy units

Abstract EN

This paper proposes a hybrid energy system consisting of wind and fossil fuel sources to supply continuous power to a certain oil and gas facility plant.

This plant is already operating using conventional fossil fuel sources.

The hybrid system allows a maximum utilization of freely available wind energy.

A management system is developed to optimally handle the power flows in order to satisfy the load requirement during a whole day.

Results from three case studies are presented to highlight the capability of the management system to deal with different situations.

In the first case, the plant operates using the conventional fossil fuels.

In the second and third case studies, the plant is suggested to operate using wind and fossil fuel sources at two sites with different wind-speed levels.

A complete description of this system is presented along with its simulation results, which ascertain the feasibility of the hybrid system.

The simulation results are presented for the four seasons for a period of 24 hour to prove the effectiveness of the optimization process to manage the operation of the plant in an economic manner.