An overview of optimization techniques used for sizing of hybrid renewable energy systems

Abstract

HRESHybrid renewable energy systems PVPhotovoltaic cell WTWind Turbine BSBattery System BIOBiomass based energy MHPMicro Hydro power FCFuel Cell CAESCompressed Air Energy Storage FPCFlat Plate Collector STSolar Thermal DGDiesel Generator MPPTMaximum Power Point Tracking DRGDistributed Renewable Generation HOMERHybrid Optimization Model for Electric Renewables LPLinear Programming NLPNon Linear Programming MIMixed Integer QPQuadratic Programming DPDynamic Programming SPEAStrength Pareto Evolutionary Algorithm CPLEXOptimization software by IBM MPCModel Predictive Control CHPCombined Heat and Power WSMWeighted Sum Method DIRECTDividing Rectangles ADMMAlternating Direction Method of Multipliers ToATrade of Analysis GAGenetic Algorithm HOGAHybrid Optimization by Genetic Algorithms MOGAMulti-objective Genetic Algorithms NSGANon-dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm PSOParticle Swarm Optimization IPSOImproved Particle Swarm Optimization MOPSOMulti-objective Particle Swarm Optimization DMOPSODynamic Multi-objective Particle Swarm Optimization CMIMOPSOConstrained Mixed-Integer Multi-Objective PSO SASimulated Annealing HSHarmony Search ABCArtificial Bee Colony ACOAnt Colony Optimization MCSMonte Carlo Simulation ANFISAdaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System TOPSISTechnique for order preference by similarity with ideal system PROMETHEE IIPreference ranking organization method for enrichment evaluation DHSDiscrete Harmony Search PICEAPreference inspired co-evolutionary algorithm IHSImproved harmony search IHSBSAImproved harmony search-based simulated annealing ABSOArtificial bee swarm optimization TSTabu search MOEAMulti-objective evolutionary algorithm LCELevelized Cost of Energy SCSystem Cost TCTotal Cost ICInitial Cost ICCInitial Capital Cost COECost of Energy NPVNet Present Value LCCLife Cycle Cost LUECLevelized Unit Energy Cost TNPCTotal Net Present Cost TACTotal Annualised Cost COWCost of wasted energy ACSAnnualised Cost of System UCEEUnit Cost of Electric Energy OCOverall Cost NPCNet Present Cost TSCTotal System Cost ETCExpected Total Cost BEDABreak-Even Distance Analysis LPSPLoss of Power Supply Probability DPSPDeficiency of Power Supply Probability ULUnmet Load EENSExpected Energy Not Supplied ULFUnmet Load Fraction DSRDemand Satisfaction Rate LOLELoss of Load Expected LLPLoss of Load Probability EIREnergy Index of Reliability ELFEquivalent Loss Factor EREDExpected Renewable Energy Deficiency MDPFTMaximum Daily Power Failure Time REPGRelative Excess Power Generated RFRenewable Fraction EEEnergy Emissions CECO2 Emission WREWasted Renewable Energy GHGGreen House Gas Emission RPRenewable Penetration EEEEmbodied emissions of energy HDIHuman Development Index JCJob Creation DCDirect Current Bus Based Architecture ACAlternate Current Bus Based Architecture H1Hybrid Architecture of type 1 H2Hybrid Architecture of type 2 SAStand Alone System GCGrid-connected System