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Tallinn University of Technology
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University of Queensland
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Current Status, Scenario, and Prospective of Renewable Energy in Algeria: A Review
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 21-04-2021
DOI: 10.3390/EN14092354
Abstract: Energy demand has been overgrowing in developing countries. Moreover, the fluctuation of fuel prices is a primary concern faced by many countries that highly rely on conventional power generation to meet the load demand. Hence, the need to use alternative resources, such as renewable energy, is crucial in order to mitigate fossil fuel dependency, while ensuring reductions in carbon dioxide emissions. Algeria—being the largest county in Africa—has experienced a rapid growth in energy demand over the past decade due to the significant increase in residential, commercial, and industry sectors. Currently, the hydrocarbon-rich nation is highly dependent on fossil fuels for electricity generation, with renewable energy only having a small contribution to the country’s energy mix. However, the country has massive potential for renewable energy generation, such as solar, wind, biomass, geothermal, and hydropower. Therefore, the government aims to ersify away from fossil fuels and promote renewable energy generation through policies and renewable energy-related programs. The country’s Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Development Plan focuses on large scale solar, wind generation as well as geothermal and biomass technologies. This paper provides an update on the current energy position and renewable energy status in Algeria. Moreover, this paper discusses renewable energy (RE) policies and programs that aim to increase the country’s renewable energy generation and its implementation status.
Current Status, Scenario, and Prospective of Renewable Energy in Algeria: A Review
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 09-03-2021
DOI: 10.20944/PREPRINTS202103.0260.V1
Abstract: Energy demand has been overgrowing in developing countries. Moreover, the fluctuation of fuel prices is a primary concern faced by many countries that highly rely on conventional power generation to meet the load demand. Hence, the need to use alternative resources such as renewable energy is crucial to mitigate fossil fuel dependency alongside the reduction of Carbon Dioxide emission. Algeria& rsquo s being the largest county in Africa has rapid growth in energy demand since the past decade due to the significant increase of residential, commercial, and industry sectors. Currently, the hydrocarbon-rich nation highly dependent on fossil fuels for electricity generation, where renewable energy only has a small contribution to the country& rsquo s energy mix. However, the country has massive potential for renewable energy generations such as solar, wind, biomass, geothermal, and hydropower. Therefore, the government aims to ersify away from fossil fuel and promoting renewable energy generations through policies and renewable energy-related programs. The country& rsquo s Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Development Plan focuses on large scale solar, wind generation as well as geothermal and biomass technologies. This paper provides an update on the current energy position and renewable energy status in Algeria. Moreover, this paper discusses RE policies and programs that aim to increase the country& rsquo s renewable energy generation and its implementation status.
A memory-based gravitational search algorithm for solving economic dispatch problem in micro-grid
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 06-2021
Home Energy Management Systems: A Review of the Concept, Architecture, and Scheduling Strategies
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Date: 2023
Energy Management System in Microgrids: A Comprehensive Review
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 22-09-2021
DOI: 10.3390/SU131910492
Abstract: As promising solutions to various social and environmental issues, the generation and integration of renewable energy (RE) into microgrids (MGs) has recently increased due to the rapidly growing consumption of electric power. However, such integration can affect the stability and security of power systems due to its complexity and intermittency. Therefore, an optimal control approach is essential to ensure the efficiency, reliability, and quality of the delivered power. In addition, effective planning of policies for integrating MGs can help promote MG operations. However, outages may render these strategies inefficient and place the power system at risk. MGs are considered an ideal candidate for distributed power systems, given their capability to restore these systems rapidly after a physical or cyber-attack and create reliable protection systems. The energy management system (EMS) in an MG can operate controllable distributed energy resources and loads in real-time to generate a suitable short-term schedule for achieving some objectives. This paper presents a comprehensive review of MG elements, the different RE resources that comprise a hybrid system, and the various types of control, operating strategies, and goals in an EMS. A detailed explanation of the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of MGs is also presented. This paper aims to contribute to the policies and regulations adopted by certain countries, their protection schemes, transactive markets, and load restoration in MGs.
A novel approach for sizing battery storage system for enhancing resilience ability of a microgrid
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Date: 14-10-2021
Ensuring Respect for International Humanitarian Law
Publisher: Routledge
Date: 20-07-2020
Optimal Strategy for Comfort-Based Home Energy Management System Considering Impact of Battery Degradation Cost Model
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 09-03-2023
DOI: 10.3390/MATH11061333
Abstract: With the deployment of renewable energy generation, home energy storage systems (HESSs), and plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs), home energy management systems (HEMSs) are critical for end users to improve the increasingly complicated energy production and consumption in the home. However, few of the previous works study the impact of different models of battery degradation cost in the optimization strategy of a comfort-based HEMS framework. In this paper, a novel scheduling algorithm based on a mixed-integer programming (MIP) model is proposed for the HEMS. Total cost minimization, peak load shifting, and residents’ thermal comfort satisfaction are combined and considered in the optimal scheduling algorithm. The impact of battery degradation costs on the charging and discharging strategy of HESS and PEV is also compared and discussed in this case study. This case study shows that the proposed optimal algorithm of HEMS not only flattens the peak load and satisfies the thermal comfort of residents but also has better flexibility and economic advantages, reducing the electricity cost by 30.84% and total cost by 24.16%. The sensitivity analysis of the parameters for the charging and discharging strategy also guarantees the lowest cost and prolongs the service life of the battery.
Correction: Zahraoui et al. Current Status, Scenario, and Prospective of Renewable Energy in Algeria: A Review. Energies 2021, 14, 2354
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 29-06-2023
DOI: 10.3390/EN16135051
Abstract: In the original publication [...]
A Chameleon algorithm for solving economic dispatch problem in microgrid system
Publisher: Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science
Date: 08-2023
Abstract: The economic power dispatch (ED) is considered a critical optimization issue in the power system and microgrid. There are several objectives through the economic load dispatch issues such as reducing the operating cost, total emission, or start-up operations. This paper presents a Chameleon swarm algorithm (CSA) for determining the optimal ED of distributed energy resources (DER) in the microgrid. The proposed technique numerically mimics and executes chameleons' behavioral processes to their quest for food, such as their action for rotating their eyes to identify and grab prey using the speed of their sticky tongues. In this study, the CSA has been applied to obtain the optimal power dispatch from DER using the photovoltaic (PV) plants, combined heat power (CHP) systems, and traditional diesel generators. The obtained results from the simulation are compared with the conventional metaheuristic algorithms which have been used in previous studies, such as particle swarm optimization (PSO), genetic algorithm (GA), and artificial bee colony (ABC). Experimentally, the proposed algorithm for solving the ED problem determined the best value of the power dispatch and high performance compared to other metaheuristics methods.
A Chameleon algorithm for solving economic dispatch problem in microgrid system
Publisher: Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science
Date: 08-2023
Abstract: The economic power dispatch (ED) is considered a critical optimization issue in the power system and microgrid. There are several objectives through the economic load dispatch issues such as reducing the operating cost, total emission, or start-up operations. This paper presents a Chameleon swarm algorithm (CSA) for determining the optimal ED of distributed energy resources (DER) in the microgrid. The proposed technique numerically mimics and executes chameleons' behavioral processes to their quest for food, such as their action for rotating their eyes to identify and grab prey using the speed of their sticky tongues. In this study, the CSA has been applied to obtain the optimal power dispatch from DER using the photovoltaic (PV) plants, combined heat power (CHP) systems, and traditional diesel generators. The obtained results from the simulation are compared with the conventional metaheuristic algorithms which have been used in previous studies, such as particle swarm optimization (PSO), genetic algorithm (GA), and artificial bee colony (ABC). Experimentally, the proposed algorithm for solving the ED problem determined the best value of the power dispatch and high performance compared to other metaheuristics methods.
Self-healing strategy to enhance microgrid resilience during faults occurrence
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Date: 12-2021
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