Chapter 7: Comparison of objective functions on the sizing of hybrid PV and wind energy systems with and without energy storage systems

Loiy Al-Ghussaina; Onur Taylanb,c    a Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United Statesb Mechanical Engineering Program, Middle East Technical University, Northern Cyprus Campus, Mersin, Turkeyc Center for Solar Energy Research and Applications (GÜNAM), Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey

Abstract

Optimization of renewable energy system (RES) components is vital to ensure optimal and feasible utilization of resources. Therefore, this chapter aims to find the optimum sizes of PV, wind, and PV + wind hybrid systems under three scenarios: (A) maximizing the ...

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