Impacts of Load Profiles on the Optimization of Power Management of a Green Building Employing Fuel Cells

• Published in: Energies (Basel) Vol. 12; no. 1; p. 57
• Main Authors: Wang, Fu-Cheng, Lin, Kuang-Ming
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.01.2019
• Subjects: Alternative energy sources; cost; Costs; Design optimization; Efficiency; Energy management; Energy resources; fuel cell; Fuel cells; hybrid power system; Hydrogen; Load; optimization; Power plants; reliability; solar; wind; Saudi Arabia; Masirah Island; Japan

This paper discusses the performance improvement of a green building by optimization procedures and the influences of load characteristics on optimization. The green building is equipped with a self-sustained hybrid power system consisting of solar cells, wind turbines, batteries, proton exchange me...