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Recent Optimization Methodologies of Energy Systems Based on Renewable Energy

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Sustainability".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 October 2022) | Viewed by 7331

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Akbar Maleki

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Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Shahrood University of Technology, Shahrood 3619995161, Iran
Interests: hybrid energy system; renewable energy; solar energy; energy optimization

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The growing world population, mounting concerns regarding global warming due to the emission of greenhouse gases, and the possibility of depletion of fossil fuel sources in the near future necessitate the development of renewable energy systems. In this regard, the utilization of renewable energy sources for power generation and other purposes such as heating, cooling, and desalination has recently developed. Several approaches have been adopted to facilitate the modeling of renewable energy systems. These models utilize conventional computational methods or employ novel approaches. There are different advantages in using models, instead of experimental studies, such as lower time consumption, more cost effectiveness, environmental friendliness, and reliability. To achieve this aim, optimization methodologies of energy systems is important. Due to the importance of developing optimization methodologies of energy systems based on renewable energy, this Special Issue focuses on this topic. In this regard, high-quality studies that concentrate on recent optimization methodologies of energy systems based on renewable energy are invited to be submitted to the present Special Issue. The main interest of the present issue is the publication of both review and original articles in related fields. The most attractive topics are:

  • Optimization methodologies based on single objective function of energy systems;
  • Optimization methodologies based on multi objective functions of energy systems;
  • Single optimization algorithm for energy systems: particle swarm optimization; artificial bee swarm optimization; genetic algorithm; tabu search; simulated annealing algorithm; chaotic search; harmony search; etc.;
  • Hybrid optimization algorithm for energy systems;
  • Artificial techniques based on the genetic algorithm, particle swarm optimization, ant colony optimization, etc., for the optimization of energy systems;
  • Applications of artificial intelligence in the optimization of renewable energy systems;
  • Optimization and predictive models for properties of materials applicable in renewable energy systems;
  • Optimization models applicable for predicting the performance and reliability of clean energy systems;
  • Energy systems based on renewable energy sources (solar, wind, hydroelectric, geothermal, ocean, hydrogen, and biomass);
  • Recent optimization methodologies for hybrid renewable energy systems with different energy sources;
  • Optimization of multigeneration systems based on renewable energy sources.

In addition to the abovementioned topics, high-quality articles in relevant fields will be considered for publication.

Dr. Akbar Maleki
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • renewable energy systems
  • optimization methodologies
  • hybrid optimization algorithms
  • energy systems
  • energy efficiency
  • metaheuristic type methods

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An Experimental Study on Simultaneous Use of Metal Fins and Mirror to Improve the Performance of Photovoltaic Panels
by Mohammad Firoozzadeh, Marzieh Lotfi and Amir Hossein Shiravi
Sustainability 2022, 14(24), 16986; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/su142416986 - 18 Dec 2022
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The world is inconceivable without an everlasting demand for energy. Nowadays, various kinds of renewable energies, such as solar energy, are developing rapidly, since they have the least negative environmental impacts. Irradiation intensity is one the most important parameters in photovoltaic (PV) technology, [...] Read more.
The world is inconceivable without an everlasting demand for energy. Nowadays, various kinds of renewable energies, such as solar energy, are developing rapidly, since they have the least negative environmental impacts. Irradiation intensity is one the most important parameters in photovoltaic (PV) technology, and so integration of mirrors with a PV module can improve its performance. Mounting mirrors increases the radiation intensity but, at the same time, raises the surface temperature, which in turn reduces the electrical efficiency. The novelty of this study is keeping the cell temperature low despite receiving more radiation by installing 10 aluminum fins on the back of the panel. All tests were experimentally performed in the hot climate of Dezful, Iran. As a result, the best tilt angle of the mirror was found at 30°, where the output power was enhanced by 3.3% and electrical efficiency was reduced by 0.5% compared with the conventional case. When aluminum fins were added as heat sinks, both output power and electrical efficiency were enhanced by 11.4% and 13.1%, respectively. Moreover, comprehensive discussions on both energy and exergy are provided. The entropy generation was also calculated and accordingly, the case of PV 30 + fin generates 1.6% less entropy than the base one. Full article
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Optimal Scheduling of Distributed Energy System for Home Energy Management System Based on Dynamic Coyote Search Algorithm
by Chunbo Li, Yuwei Dong, Xuelong Fu, Yalan Zhang and Juan Du
Sustainability 2022, 14(22), 14732; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/su142214732 - 08 Nov 2022
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Renewable and distributed power generation have been acknowledged as options for the safe, secure, sustainable, and cost-effective production, delivery, and consumption of energy in future low-carbon cities. This research introduces the Dynamic Coyote Search Algorithm (DCSA)-based optimal scheduling of distributed energy systems for [...] Read more.
Renewable and distributed power generation have been acknowledged as options for the safe, secure, sustainable, and cost-effective production, delivery, and consumption of energy in future low-carbon cities. This research introduces the Dynamic Coyote Search Algorithm (DCSA)-based optimal scheduling of distributed energy systems for home energy management systems. According to the heat storage properties of the building, a smart building energy model is established and introduced into the optimal scheduling of the distributed energy system in order to optimize the adjustment of the room temperature within the user’s acceptable room temperature range. The DCSA algorithm used is to minimize the daily comprehensive operating cost, including environmental factors. According to the simulation results, the impact of smart energy storage on scheduling is analyzed, and the results show that the optimal scheduling of building smart energy storage participating in the system reduces the total cost by about 3.8%. In addition, the DCSA has a significantly faster convergence speed than the original coyote algorithm. Full article
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A Global Dynamic Harmony Search for Optimization of a Hybrid Photovoltaic-Battery Scheme: Impact of Type of Solar Panels
by Jingchao Liu, Lixue Mei, Akbar Maleki, Roghayeh Ghasempour and Fathollah Pourfayaz
Sustainability 2022, 14(1), 109; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/su14010109 - 23 Dec 2021
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The type of solar panels has a great impact on the optimal sizing of a hybrid photovoltaic–battery scheme. The optimization of these schemes based on a powerful optimization approach results in more cost-effective schemes. In this paper, a new global dynamic harmony search [...] Read more.
The type of solar panels has a great impact on the optimal sizing of a hybrid photovoltaic–battery scheme. The optimization of these schemes based on a powerful optimization approach results in more cost-effective schemes. In this paper, a new global dynamic harmony search method, as an optimization method, is presented for the optimal sizing of a hybrid photovoltaic–battery scheme. The new optimization method is aimed at minimizing the total cost and loss of load supply probability of the scheme at the same time. In this regard, the effect of the type of solar panels on the optimal sizing of the hybrid scheme is investigated. Furthermore, performance optimizations are performed with an original global dynamic harmony search, an original harmony search, and simulated annealing to determine the effectiveness of the suggested optimization method. The effects of the initial costs and efficiency of monocrystalline and polycrystalline solar panels on the optimization of hybrid systems are analyzed. The superiority of the suggested method in terms of time and cost indicators of the hybrid scheme is presented comparing the other algorithm. Full article
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Parameter Estimation of Static/Dynamic Photovoltaic Models Using a Developed Version of Eagle Strategy Gradient-Based Optimizer
by Abdelhady Ramadan, Salah Kamel, Mohamed H. Hassan, Marcos Tostado-Véliz and Ali M. Eltamaly
Sustainability 2021, 13(23), 13053; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/su132313053 - 25 Nov 2021
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The global trend towards renewable energy sources, especially solar energy, has had a significant impact on the development of scientific research to manufacture high-performance solar cells. The issue of creating a model that simulates a solar module and extracting its parameter is essential [...] Read more.
The global trend towards renewable energy sources, especially solar energy, has had a significant impact on the development of scientific research to manufacture high-performance solar cells. The issue of creating a model that simulates a solar module and extracting its parameter is essential in designing an improved and high performance photovoltaic system. However, the nonlinear nature of the photovoltaic cell increases the challenge in creating this model. The application of optimization algorithms to solve this issue is increased and developed rapidly. In this paper, a developed version of eagle strategy GBO with chaotic (ESCGBO) is proposed to enhance the original GBO performance and its search efficiency in solving difficult optimization problems such as this. In the literature, different PV models are presented, including static and dynamic PV models. Firstly, in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed ESCGBO algorithm, it is executed on the 23 benchmark functions and the obtained results using the proposed algorithm are compared with that obtained using three well-known algorithms, including the original GBO algorithm, the equilibrium optimizer (EO) algorithm, and wild horse optimizer (WHO) algorithm. Furthermore, both of original GBO and developed ESCGBO are applied to estimate the parameters of single and double diode as static models, and integral and fractional models as examples for dynamic models. The results in all applications are evaluated and compared with different recent algorithms. The results analysis confirmed the efficiency, accuracy, and robustness of the proposed algorithm compared with the original one or the recent optimization algorithms. Full article
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