On-Grid and Off-Grid Hybrid Renewable Energy System Designs with HOMER: A Case Study of Rural Electrification in Turkey

Mikail Pürlü; Sezen Beyarslan; Belgin Türkay

doi:10.5152/tepes.2022.21013

On-Grid and Off-Grid Hybrid Renewable Energy System Designs with HOMER: A Case Study of Rural Electrification in Turkey

Abstract

In this study, hybrid renewable energy systems were designed to minimize the cost of electrical energy and harmful gas emissions in line with environmental and economic concerns. While the on-grid hybrid renewable energy systems were designed by providing optimum power dispatching between solar panels, wind turbines, a small hydroelectric power plant, and the main grid, off-grid systems were designed by completely disconnecting from the grid and adding a battery energy storage system. Therefore, data such as power demand, peak load, solar irradiation, wind speed, and river flow rate of a rural area in Turkey have been collected to realize the analyses of optimal hybrid energy systems in Hybrid Optimization Models for Energy Resources program. While on-grid systems provide very economical solutions, off-grid systems have become more environmentally friendly. By introducing grid usage restriction, carbon emissions in on-grid systems have also been reduced. Also, more feasible systems have been achieved by including various constraints such as sell-back capacity, shortage capacity, and the maximum number of wind turbines to fit in the area. Finally, the effects of the increase in the renewable energy capacities were examined by performing sensitivity analyses and positive economic and environmental contributions have been observed.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Electrical Engineering (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Mikail Pürlü ^*
Türkiye

Sezen Beyarslan This is me
Türkiye

Belgin Türkay
Türkiye

Publication Date

April 30, 2022

Submission Date

February 7, 2022

Acceptance Date

March 16, 2022

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Year 2022 Volume: 2 Number: 1

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5152/tepes.2022.21013

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APA

Pürlü, M., Beyarslan, S., & Türkay, B. (2022). On-Grid and Off-Grid Hybrid Renewable Energy System Designs with HOMER: A Case Study of Rural Electrification in Turkey. Turkish Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems, 2(1), 75-84. https://doi.org/10.5152/tepes.2022.21013

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1.Pürlü M, Beyarslan S, Türkay B. On-Grid and Off-Grid Hybrid Renewable Energy System Designs with HOMER: A Case Study of Rural Electrification in Turkey. TEPES. 2022;2(1):75-84. doi:10.5152/tepes.2022.21013

Chicago

Pürlü, Mikail, Sezen Beyarslan, and Belgin Türkay. 2022. “On-Grid and Off-Grid Hybrid Renewable Energy System Designs With HOMER: A Case Study of Rural Electrification in Turkey”. Turkish Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems 2 (1): 75-84. https://doi.org/10.5152/tepes.2022.21013.

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Pürlü M, Beyarslan S, Türkay B (April 30, 2022) On-Grid and Off-Grid Hybrid Renewable Energy System Designs with HOMER: A Case Study of Rural Electrification in Turkey. Turkish Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems 2 1 75–84.

IEEE

[1]M. Pürlü, S. Beyarslan, and B. Türkay, “On-Grid and Off-Grid Hybrid Renewable Energy System Designs with HOMER: A Case Study of Rural Electrification in Turkey”, TEPES, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 75–84, Apr. 2022, doi: 10.5152/tepes.2022.21013.

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Pürlü, Mikail - Beyarslan, Sezen - Türkay, Belgin. “On-Grid and Off-Grid Hybrid Renewable Energy System Designs With HOMER: A Case Study of Rural Electrification in Turkey”. Turkish Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems 2/1 (April 30, 2022): 75-84. https://doi.org/10.5152/tepes.2022.21013.

JAMA

1.Pürlü M, Beyarslan S, Türkay B. On-Grid and Off-Grid Hybrid Renewable Energy System Designs with HOMER: A Case Study of Rural Electrification in Turkey. TEPES. 2022;2:75–84.

MLA

Pürlü, Mikail, et al. “On-Grid and Off-Grid Hybrid Renewable Energy System Designs With HOMER: A Case Study of Rural Electrification in Turkey”. Turkish Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems, vol. 2, no. 1, Apr. 2022, pp. 75-84, doi:10.5152/tepes.2022.21013.

Vancouver

1.Mikail Pürlü, Sezen Beyarslan, Belgin Türkay. On-Grid and Off-Grid Hybrid Renewable Energy System Designs with HOMER: A Case Study of Rural Electrification in Turkey. TEPES. 2022 Apr. 30;2(1):75-84. doi:10.5152/tepes.2022.21013

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