Pub Date : 2024-11-02DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2024.121806
Guozhou Zhang , Weihao Hu , Yincheng Zhao , Zhengjie Cui , Jianjun Chen , Chao Tang , Zhe Chen
To achieve resilience improvement of the multi-energy system against typhoon disasters, this study designs a novel two-stage optimization framework that considers the emergency allocation of distributed resources under typhoon disasters to fully exploit the potential of distributed resources for resilience enhancement. Firstly, we formulate the emergency allocation of distributed resources as a Markov decision process. Then, a meta-learning-driven proximal policy optimization method is utilized to solve it. Different from that the existing reinforcement learning methods always ignore the unpredictable change caused by typhoon and keep multi-energy system dynamics invariant, limiting its control performance. The proposed method embeds meta-learning to fine-tune the pre-trained allocation policy to new tasks with high adaptability and few interactions. Finally, comparison results with other benchmark methods are carried out and shows that the proposed method can learn the appropriate resource allocation policy for multi-energy system and achieve better resilience enhancement, yielding fast application efficiency and good generalization ability for emergency fault conditions.
{"title":"Meta-learning and proximal policy optimization driven two-stage emergency allocation strategy for multi-energy system against typhoon disasters","authors":"Guozhou Zhang , Weihao Hu , Yincheng Zhao , Zhengjie Cui , Jianjun Chen , Chao Tang , Zhe Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.renene.2024.121806","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.renene.2024.121806","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>To achieve resilience improvement of the multi-energy system against typhoon disasters, this study designs a novel two-stage optimization framework that considers the emergency allocation of distributed resources under typhoon disasters to fully exploit the potential of distributed resources for resilience enhancement. Firstly, we formulate the emergency allocation of distributed resources as a Markov decision process. Then, a meta-learning-driven proximal policy optimization method is utilized to solve it. Different from that the existing reinforcement learning methods always ignore the unpredictable change caused by typhoon and keep multi-energy system dynamics invariant, limiting its control performance. The proposed method embeds meta-learning to fine-tune the pre-trained allocation policy to new tasks with high adaptability and few interactions. Finally, comparison results with other benchmark methods are carried out and shows that the proposed method can learn the appropriate resource allocation policy for multi-energy system and achieve better resilience enhancement, yielding fast application efficiency and good generalization ability for emergency fault conditions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":419,"journal":{"name":"Renewable Energy","volume":"237 ","pages":"Article 121806"},"PeriodicalIF":9.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142658800","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-11-02DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2024.121783
O. Elharoun , Abdelrahman O. Ali , O.H. Hassan
One practical solution to the issue of solar cells overheating and deteriorating electrical efficiency due to the cell's failure to convert all of the solar radiation that strikes it into electrical energy is to use spectral splitting technology. This technology prohibits the solar spectrum portion that creates the issue from reaching the cell by allowing just the part that is responsible for producing electrical power to reach it. The system developed for this study combines a fluid absorption-based spectral splitting mechanism with a compound parabolic solar concentrator. Several practical experiments were carried out to compare the thermal and electrical performance of some liquids, including water, ethanol, methanol, and propylene glycol. Additionally, a theoretical simulation of electrical performance was conducted, and its outcomes were compared with the practical ones. Based on the experimental results, ethanol was shown to have the highest percentage improvement in power and electrical efficiency (272.3 % and 74.6 %), whereas propylene glycol experienced the lowest percentage improvements (167.8 % and 25.6 %). This can be explained by the fact that the temperature of the PV cells was reduced by the greatest percentage (10.2 %) for ethanol and the least percentage (6.1 %) for propylene glycol. Moreover, the highest thermal and total efficiencies were demonstrated by ethanol (9.5 % and 11 %), whereas the lowest efficiencies were recorded by propylene glycol (6.9 % and 8.7 %). In addition, the practical and theoretical results exhibit a high degree of consistency, with error percentages less than 5 %.
{"title":"Investigating the impact of using different fluids as liquid spectrum filters on photovoltaic-thermal system performance","authors":"O. Elharoun , Abdelrahman O. Ali , O.H. Hassan","doi":"10.1016/j.renene.2024.121783","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.renene.2024.121783","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>One practical solution to the issue of solar cells overheating and deteriorating electrical efficiency due to the cell's failure to convert all of the solar radiation that strikes it into electrical energy is to use spectral splitting technology. This technology prohibits the solar spectrum portion that creates the issue from reaching the cell by allowing just the part that is responsible for producing electrical power to reach it. The system developed for this study combines a fluid absorption-based spectral splitting mechanism with a compound parabolic solar concentrator. Several practical experiments were carried out to compare the thermal and electrical performance of some liquids, including water, ethanol, methanol, and propylene glycol. Additionally, a theoretical simulation of electrical performance was conducted, and its outcomes were compared with the practical ones. Based on the experimental results, ethanol was shown to have the highest percentage improvement in power and electrical efficiency (272.3 % and 74.6 %), whereas propylene glycol experienced the lowest percentage improvements (167.8 % and 25.6 %). This can be explained by the fact that the temperature of the PV cells was reduced by the greatest percentage (10.2 %) for ethanol and the least percentage (6.1 %) for propylene glycol. Moreover, the highest thermal and total efficiencies were demonstrated by ethanol (9.5 % and 11 %), whereas the lowest efficiencies were recorded by propylene glycol (6.9 % and 8.7 %). In addition, the practical and theoretical results exhibit a high degree of consistency, with error percentages less than 5 %.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":419,"journal":{"name":"Renewable Energy","volume":"237 ","pages":"Article 121783"},"PeriodicalIF":9.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142587109","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-11-02DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2024.121799
İsmail Yilmaz , Abdulkadir Kocer , Ercument Aksoy
As global warming becomes increasingly evident, the need to use renewable energy sources cannot be overstated. The consumption of fossil fuels in energy production not only exacerbates the effects of global warming but also negatively affects air quality and puts human health at serious risk. The objective of this research is to determine the most suitable locations for solar power plants (SPPs) in the Turkish provinces of Antalya, Burdur, and Isparta, which are situated in the Western Mediterranean Region (WMR). The study employs the Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (FAHP), a Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) method, in conjunction with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for the extraction of spatial information. In evaluating SPP site selection, 11 criteria were considered, including climate, economy, topography, and environmental factors. To produce more objective results during the decision-making phase, a thorough analysis of the relationship between solar irradiance and climatic factors such as air temperature, cloud frequency, and water vapor density which are crucial for the power plant's efficiency in SPP projects was conducted using machine learning techniques. The criteria weights were calculated by the FAHP method, considering expert opinions, literature observations, and machine learning results. The results show that approximately 20 % of the region is suitable for SPP.
{"title":"Site selection for solar power plants using GIS and fuzzy analytic hierarchy process: Case study of the western mediterranean region of Turkiye","authors":"İsmail Yilmaz , Abdulkadir Kocer , Ercument Aksoy","doi":"10.1016/j.renene.2024.121799","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.renene.2024.121799","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>As global warming becomes increasingly evident, the need to use renewable energy sources cannot be overstated. The consumption of fossil fuels in energy production not only exacerbates the effects of global warming but also negatively affects air quality and puts human health at serious risk. The objective of this research is to determine the most suitable locations for solar power plants (SPPs) in the Turkish provinces of Antalya, Burdur, and Isparta, which are situated in the Western Mediterranean Region (WMR). The study employs the Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (FAHP), a Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) method, in conjunction with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for the extraction of spatial information. In evaluating SPP site selection, 11 criteria were considered, including climate, economy, topography, and environmental factors. To produce more objective results during the decision-making phase, a thorough analysis of the relationship between solar irradiance and climatic factors such as air temperature, cloud frequency, and water vapor density which are crucial for the power plant's efficiency in SPP projects was conducted using machine learning techniques. The criteria weights were calculated by the FAHP method, considering expert opinions, literature observations, and machine learning results. The results show that approximately 20 % of the region is suitable for SPP.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":419,"journal":{"name":"Renewable Energy","volume":"237 ","pages":"Article 121799"},"PeriodicalIF":9.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142587112","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-11-02DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2024.121793
Rizwan Haider , Wei Shi , Yefeng Cai , Zaibin Lin , Xin Li , Zhiqiang Hu
This paper presents a comprehensive study of a Floating Offshore Wind Turbine (FOWT), requiring multidisciplinary expertise in floating platform hydrodynamics, mooring system dynamics, and wind turbine aerodynamics. We introduce a fully coupled numerical model, focusing specifically on the NREL's (National Renewable Energy Laboratory's) 5 MW OC4 FOWT. The model is validated through both numerical simulations using the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) based software OpenFOAM and experimental results. Key findings demonstrate the model's accuracy in forecasting the aerodynamic behaviors of the turbine, the platform's response to motions, and the behavior of the mooring system across diverse wind and sea state scenarios. Furthermore, the study enhances the understanding of FOWT's stability and efficiency by examining the influence of different Center of gravity (COG) heights. Results show that reduction in COG height has a minor effect on heave and surge motion but significantly decreases pitch motion and mooring line tension, thereby improving static stability and reducing the impact of wave loads on dynamic responses. Additionally, the results show that this reduction in COG height enhances the aerodynamic power output, suggesting that optimized FOWT designs could achieve improved energy capture efficiency. These insights optimize FOWT design and efficiency, enhancing renewable energy performance.
{"title":"A comprehensive numerical model for aero-hydro-mooring analysis of a floating offshore wind turbine","authors":"Rizwan Haider , Wei Shi , Yefeng Cai , Zaibin Lin , Xin Li , Zhiqiang Hu","doi":"10.1016/j.renene.2024.121793","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.renene.2024.121793","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper presents a comprehensive study of a Floating Offshore Wind Turbine (FOWT), requiring multidisciplinary expertise in floating platform hydrodynamics, mooring system dynamics, and wind turbine aerodynamics. We introduce a fully coupled numerical model, focusing specifically on the NREL's (National Renewable Energy Laboratory's) 5 MW OC4 FOWT. The model is validated through both numerical simulations using the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) based software OpenFOAM and experimental results. Key findings demonstrate the model's accuracy in forecasting the aerodynamic behaviors of the turbine, the platform's response to motions, and the behavior of the mooring system across diverse wind and sea state scenarios. Furthermore, the study enhances the understanding of FOWT's stability and efficiency by examining the influence of different Center of gravity (COG) heights. Results show that reduction in COG height has a minor effect on heave and surge motion but significantly decreases pitch motion and mooring line tension, thereby improving static stability and reducing the impact of wave loads on dynamic responses. Additionally, the results show that this reduction in COG height enhances the aerodynamic power output, suggesting that optimized FOWT designs could achieve improved energy capture efficiency. These insights optimize FOWT design and efficiency, enhancing renewable energy performance.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":419,"journal":{"name":"Renewable Energy","volume":"237 ","pages":"Article 121793"},"PeriodicalIF":9.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142587115","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-11-01DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2024.121795
G. Agate , F. Colucci , N. Luciano , E. Marrasso , C. Martone , G. Pallotta , C. Roselli , M. Sasso , G. Squarzoni
Aquifer thermal energy storage systems may support the decarbonization of heating and cooling energy needs of urban areas, not only in heating-dominated countries but also in Southern Europe. In this framework, this work investigates the adoption of an electric-driven heat pump interacting with an aquifer and activating a small-scale district heating and cooling network serving a mixed-use district of eight residential and office buildings in Rome (Italy). The dynamic behaviour of aquifer was replicated using the GeoSIAM software. Energy conversion systems and users’ thermal and cooling loads were simulated in TRNSYS 18. The dynamic models were integrated using an iterative approach based on conditions regarding plant operation and injection temperature in wells. The proposed solution was compared from the energy and environmental perspective with a traditional system without aquifer. In addition, the balance between heating and cooling mode operation was assessed. The results obtained encourage the adoption of aquifer thermal energy storage systems in Central Italy. Indeed, the primary energy saving, and the carbon dioxide emissions avoided are equal to 18 %, whereas the imbalance between cooling and heating loads is limited to −5.2 %.
{"title":"Multi-software based dynamic modelling of a water-to-water heat pump interacting with an aquifer thermal energy storage system","authors":"G. Agate , F. Colucci , N. Luciano , E. Marrasso , C. Martone , G. Pallotta , C. Roselli , M. Sasso , G. Squarzoni","doi":"10.1016/j.renene.2024.121795","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.renene.2024.121795","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Aquifer thermal energy storage systems may support the decarbonization of heating and cooling energy needs of urban areas, not only in heating-dominated countries but also in Southern Europe. In this framework, this work investigates the adoption of an electric-driven heat pump interacting with an aquifer and activating a small-scale district heating and cooling network serving a mixed-use district of eight residential and office buildings in Rome (Italy). The dynamic behaviour of aquifer was replicated using the GeoSIAM software. Energy conversion systems and users’ thermal and cooling loads were simulated in TRNSYS 18. The dynamic models were integrated using an iterative approach based on conditions regarding plant operation and injection temperature in wells. The proposed solution was compared from the energy and environmental perspective with a traditional system without aquifer. In addition, the balance between heating and cooling mode operation was assessed. The results obtained encourage the adoption of aquifer thermal energy storage systems in Central Italy. Indeed, the primary energy saving, and the carbon dioxide emissions avoided are equal to 18 %, whereas the imbalance between cooling and heating loads is limited to −5.2 %.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":419,"journal":{"name":"Renewable Energy","volume":"237 ","pages":"Article 121795"},"PeriodicalIF":9.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142658564","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-11-01DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2024.121693
Onintze Parra, Ander Portillo, Zuria Tabernilla, Andrés T. Aguayo, Javier Ereña, Javier Bilbao, Ainara Ateka
Role of HZSM-5 zeolite properties (in tandem with ZnO–ZrO2) in direct synthesis of C5+ hydrocarbons from CO2/CO was studied. The runs were performed in fixed bed reactor at: 420 ℃; 50 bar; space time, 10 gcat h molC-1; H2/COx, 3; CO2/COx, 0.5. Two conventional zeolites were used (with SiO2/Al2O3 ratio of 30 and 280), another one doped with Zn and one nano-sized zeolite with SiO2/Al2O3 ratio of 371. It was determined that acidity conditions the performance of the catalyst, and the best results (yield and selectivity of C5+ of 19.6% and 78.0%, respectively, with a COx conversion of 25.1%) were obtained with nano-sized zeolite (low acidity). In the C5+ fraction, the major components were C5 and C6 paraffins, mostly isoparaffinic; so this fraction (without aromatics and with RON 91) is suitable for incorporating into gasoline pool. The presence of highly acidic sites favors secondary reactions of formation of C1-C4 hydrocarbons, by cracking and hydrogen transfer reactions, decreasing the COx conversion by worsening the synergy between the catalysts. Results are explained by the effect of the acidity on the extent of the stages of reaction network on ZnO–ZrO2/HZSM-5 catalyst, and on synergy between the catalysts.
{"title":"Upgrading gasoline production through optimizing zeolite properties in the direct hydrogenation of CO2/CO","authors":"Onintze Parra, Ander Portillo, Zuria Tabernilla, Andrés T. Aguayo, Javier Ereña, Javier Bilbao, Ainara Ateka","doi":"10.1016/j.renene.2024.121693","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.renene.2024.121693","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Role of HZSM-5 zeolite properties (in tandem with ZnO–ZrO<sub>2</sub>) in direct synthesis of C<sub>5+</sub> hydrocarbons from CO<sub>2</sub>/CO was studied. The runs were performed in fixed bed reactor at: 420 ℃; 50 bar; space time, 10 g<sub>cat</sub> h mol<sub>C</sub><sup>-1</sup>; H<sub>2</sub>/CO<sub>x</sub>, 3; CO<sub>2</sub>/CO<sub>x</sub>, 0.5. Two conventional zeolites were used (with SiO<sub>2</sub>/Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> ratio of 30 and 280), another one doped with Zn and one nano-sized zeolite with SiO<sub>2</sub>/Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> ratio of 371. It was determined that acidity conditions the performance of the catalyst, and the best results (yield and selectivity of C<sub>5+</sub> of 19.6% and 78.0%, respectively, with a CO<sub>x</sub> conversion of 25.1%) were obtained with nano-sized zeolite (low acidity). In the C<sub>5+</sub> fraction, the major components were C<sub>5</sub> and C<sub>6</sub> paraffins, mostly isoparaffinic; so this fraction (without aromatics and with RON 91) is suitable for incorporating into gasoline pool. The presence of highly acidic sites favors secondary reactions of formation of C<sub>1</sub>-C<sub>4</sub> hydrocarbons, by cracking and hydrogen transfer reactions, decreasing the CO<sub>x</sub> conversion by worsening the synergy between the catalysts. Results are explained by the effect of the acidity on the extent of the stages of reaction network on ZnO–ZrO<sub>2</sub>/HZSM-5 catalyst, and on synergy between the catalysts.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":419,"journal":{"name":"Renewable Energy","volume":"237 ","pages":"Article 121693"},"PeriodicalIF":9.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142658727","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-11-01DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2024.121789
Niansi Li , Guoji Zhang , Guoyu Zhang , Tao Gu , Huifang Liu , Jie Ji
A novel semitransparent thermal-catalytic glass (TC-glass) for heating, daylighting and air purification was proposed, which was applied to double-skin window (TC-glass window). Firstly, a novel flexible TC film was designed, the purification performance and kinetic model were investigated. Secondly, the experimental system of TC-glass window was built and the thermal performance and purification performance were investigated by all-day experiment. Thirdly, the heat and mass transfer model of TC-glass window was established and verified. Main results were: (1) The adding of polyvinyl alcohol in TC materials increased 10.07 kJ/mol activation energy. (2) The daylighting and formaldehyde removal analysis on TC-glass showed that the catalyst coverage ratio of 60 % was recommended as the optimal ratio. (3) The experimental average thermal, formaldehyde once-through conversion and daily total clean air volume of TC-glass window glass were 40.8 %, 31.1 % and 238.18 m³, respectively. (4) Throughout the year, with 40 %, 60 % and 80 % catalyst coverage ratios, the heat gain from channel air over heating season were 213.47, 261.62, and 284.22 MJ/m2, respectively, the total clean air were 11952, 16672, and 19851 m3/m2, respectively, the heat carried away by the channel air over summer were 274.53, 287.2 and 297.44 MJ/m2, respectively.
{"title":"The experimental and numerical analysis of semitransparent double-skin ventilated window for heating, shading and air purification based on a flexible thermal catalysis film","authors":"Niansi Li , Guoji Zhang , Guoyu Zhang , Tao Gu , Huifang Liu , Jie Ji","doi":"10.1016/j.renene.2024.121789","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.renene.2024.121789","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A novel semitransparent thermal-catalytic glass (TC-glass) for heating, daylighting and air purification was proposed, which was applied to double-skin window (TC-glass window). Firstly, a novel flexible TC film was designed, the purification performance and kinetic model were investigated. Secondly, the experimental system of TC-glass window was built and the thermal performance and purification performance were investigated by all-day experiment. Thirdly, the heat and mass transfer model of TC-glass window was established and verified. Main results were: (1) The adding of polyvinyl alcohol in TC materials increased 10.07 kJ/mol activation energy. (2) The daylighting and formaldehyde removal analysis on TC-glass showed that the catalyst coverage ratio of 60 % was recommended as the optimal ratio. (3) The experimental average thermal, formaldehyde once-through conversion and daily total clean air volume of TC-glass window glass were 40.8 %, 31.1 % and 238.18 m³, respectively. (4) Throughout the year, with 40 %, 60 % and 80 % catalyst coverage ratios, the heat gain from channel air over heating season were 213.47, 261.62, and 284.22 MJ/m<sup>2</sup>, respectively, the total clean air were 11952, 16672, and 19851 m<sup>3</sup>/m<sup>2</sup>, respectively, the heat carried away by the channel air over summer were 274.53, 287.2 and 297.44 MJ/m<sup>2</sup>, respectively.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":419,"journal":{"name":"Renewable Energy","volume":"237 ","pages":"Article 121789"},"PeriodicalIF":9.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142587110","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-11-01DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2024.121778
Zhen Zhang , Yang Yang , Zhihao Qin , Musa Bashir , Yuming Cao , Jie Yu , Qianni Liu , Chun Li , Shuai Li
Dynamic stall effects significantly affect the aerodynamic load prediction of wind turbines. In order to investigate the dynamic stall effects on the loads and responses of a 15 MW floating offshore wind turbine (FOWT), a novel dynamic stall model, namely IAG, is implemented within the widely-used simulation software package OpenFAST in this study. The superiority and accuracy of the IAG model are verified by comparisons against experimental data and numerical results from the Beddoes-Leishman (B-L) model. The results have shown that the IAG model is able to more accurately capture edges of the hysteresis loops of aerodynamic coefficients corresponding to various airfoils and operation states. The aeroelastic responses of a 15 MW floating offshore wind turbine under normal and extreme environmental conditions are calculated by employing the IAG model. The impact of dynamic stall models on blade loads and displacements has been analyzed. It is found that the B-L model produces larger loads and displacements under high wind speed and yaw error conditions, attributed to the insufficiently computational robustness of the B-L model under deep stall situations and the seriously dynamic stall circumstances. The 1st-order and 2nd-order bending modes of the blade are expected to be enhanced by the aerodynamic loads that are predicted using the B-L model. Consequently, the bending-torsional coupling effects would be enhanced, leading to an increase up to 64.7 % on the in-plane bending moment. This study has confirmed that the dynamic stall model should be properly selected properly for the fully coupled analysis of FOWTs.
{"title":"Investigation of dynamic stall models on the aeroelastic responses of a floating offshore wind turbine","authors":"Zhen Zhang , Yang Yang , Zhihao Qin , Musa Bashir , Yuming Cao , Jie Yu , Qianni Liu , Chun Li , Shuai Li","doi":"10.1016/j.renene.2024.121778","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.renene.2024.121778","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Dynamic stall effects significantly affect the aerodynamic load prediction of wind turbines. In order to investigate the dynamic stall effects on the loads and responses of a 15 MW floating offshore wind turbine (FOWT), a novel dynamic stall model, namely IAG, is implemented within the widely-used simulation software package OpenFAST in this study. The superiority and accuracy of the IAG model are verified by comparisons against experimental data and numerical results from the Beddoes-Leishman (B-L) model. The results have shown that the IAG model is able to more accurately capture edges of the hysteresis loops of aerodynamic coefficients corresponding to various airfoils and operation states. The aeroelastic responses of a 15 MW floating offshore wind turbine under normal and extreme environmental conditions are calculated by employing the IAG model. The impact of dynamic stall models on blade loads and displacements has been analyzed. It is found that the B-L model produces larger loads and displacements under high wind speed and yaw error conditions, attributed to the insufficiently computational robustness of the B-L model under deep stall situations and the seriously dynamic stall circumstances. The 1st-order and 2nd-order bending modes of the blade are expected to be enhanced by the aerodynamic loads that are predicted using the B-L model. Consequently, the bending-torsional coupling effects would be enhanced, leading to an increase up to 64.7 % on the in-plane bending moment. This study has confirmed that the dynamic stall model should be properly selected properly for the fully coupled analysis of FOWTs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":419,"journal":{"name":"Renewable Energy","volume":"237 ","pages":"Article 121778"},"PeriodicalIF":9.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142587116","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The increasing integration of renewable energy sources (RES) in power systems poses challenges for peak shaving operations due to RES uncertainty. However, it is difficult to obtain complete distributional information for uncertainty modeling. This study focuses on optimizing peak shaving in hydro-dominated hybrid power systems under such uncertainty. We utilize limited distributional information of RES forecast errors, specifically the first two moments, to build a moment ambiguity set. Employing distributionally robust chance-constrained programming (DRCCP), we develop a peak shaving model that quantifies the flexibility reserve of hydropower by risk level and the forecast errors. To enhance computational tractability, we apply the Chebyshev inequality to reformulate the moment-based DRCCP model into a mixed-integer linear programming model. Numerical simulations conducted on a provincial power grid in China validate the model's effectiveness. Key findings indicate that: (1) The model effectively leverages hydropower to provide ramping flexibility for peak shaving and quantifies the flexibility reserve needed for RES forecast errors. (2) This uncertainty modeling approach is more practical than probability distribution function-based methods, ensuring reliable peak shaving scheduling and reducing conservatism. (3) Decision-makers can adjust risk level to modify hydropower flexibility reserve, balancing robustness and conservatism of peak shaving scheduling.
{"title":"Optimizing peak shaving operation in hydro-dominated hybrid power systems with limited distributional information on renewable energy uncertainty","authors":"Wenjie Cheng , Zhipeng Zhao , Chuntian Cheng , Zhihui Yu , Ying Gao","doi":"10.1016/j.renene.2024.121776","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.renene.2024.121776","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The increasing integration of renewable energy sources (RES) in power systems poses challenges for peak shaving operations due to RES uncertainty. However, it is difficult to obtain complete distributional information for uncertainty modeling. This study focuses on optimizing peak shaving in hydro-dominated hybrid power systems under such uncertainty. We utilize limited distributional information of RES forecast errors, specifically the first two moments, to build a moment ambiguity set. Employing distributionally robust chance-constrained programming (DRCCP), we develop a peak shaving model that quantifies the flexibility reserve of hydropower by risk level and the forecast errors. To enhance computational tractability, we apply the Chebyshev inequality to reformulate the moment-based DRCCP model into a mixed-integer linear programming model. Numerical simulations conducted on a provincial power grid in China validate the model's effectiveness. Key findings indicate that: (1) The model effectively leverages hydropower to provide ramping flexibility for peak shaving and quantifies the flexibility reserve needed for RES forecast errors. (2) This uncertainty modeling approach is more practical than probability distribution function-based methods, ensuring reliable peak shaving scheduling and reducing conservatism. (3) Decision-makers can adjust risk level to modify hydropower flexibility reserve, balancing robustness and conservatism of peak shaving scheduling.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":419,"journal":{"name":"Renewable Energy","volume":"237 ","pages":"Article 121776"},"PeriodicalIF":9.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142658741","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-11-01DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2024.121788
Daniel Kobina Sam , Yan Cao
Red mud (RM) disposal has been highly apprehensive due to its environmental impact. The aluminum industry produces large amounts of red mud waste annually, and turning it into a value-added product is a key component of sustainable development. This study combines RM with an N-doped porous carbon (biomass precursor) as an effective electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution and hydrogen evolution reactions (OER and HER). One significant obstacle to anion-exchange membrane (AEM) electrolyzer applications is the development of electrocatalysts that do not require noble metals and are both efficient and effective at HER and OER. The synthesized iron-supported (RM-derived) N-doped porous carbon (RMNPC) exhibits excellent catalytic activities with 276 and 191 mV overpotentials at 10 mA cm−2 for OER and HER, respectively. A two-electrode cell system is designed with an RMNPC/NF electrode as anode and cathode, and it necessitates just 1.82 V to realize 10 mA cm−2 and shows outstanding durability. This study presents a low-cost but effective electrocatalyst for water splitting for renewable hydrogen production, achieving the goal of RM recycling and highlighting the potential of porous carbon electrocatalysts.
赤泥(RM)处理因其对环境的影响而备受关注。铝工业每年产生大量赤泥废料,将其转化为高附加值产品是可持续发展的关键组成部分。本研究将赤泥与掺杂 N 的多孔碳(生物质前驱体)相结合,作为氧进化和氢进化反应(OER 和 HER)的有效电催化剂。阴离子交换膜(AEM)电解槽应用的一个重要障碍是开发出不需要贵金属且在 HER 和 OER 反应中高效的电催化剂。合成的铁支撑(RM 衍生)掺杂 N 的多孔碳(RMNPC)表现出卓越的催化活性,在 10 mA cm-2 的条件下,OER 和 HER 的过电位分别为 276 和 191 mV。以 RMNPC/NF 电极为阳极和阴极设计了一种双电极电池系统,只需 1.82 V 即可实现 10 mA cm-2,并显示出卓越的耐久性。本研究提出了一种低成本但有效的电催化剂,用于水分离以生产可再生氢,实现了 RM 循环利用的目标,并突出了多孔碳电催化剂的潜力。
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