Gbadegesin, A O; Sun, Y and Nwulu, N I (2021) Stacked value streams of hybrid energy storage systems in prosumer microgrids. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 19(5), pp. 1063-1079. ISSN 1726-0531
Abstract
Storage systems are deemed to be unable to provide revenue commensurate with the resources invested in them, thus discouraging their incorporation within power networks. In prosumer microgrids, storage systems can provide revenue from reduced grid consumption, energy arbitraging or when serving as back-up power. This study aims to examine stacking these revenue streams with the aim of making storage systems financially viable for inclusion in prosumer microgrids. With the aim of reducing self-consumption and maximising revenue, the prosumer microgrid incorporating hybrid energy storage systems (HESS) and solar PV power is solved using the CPLEX solver of the Advanced Interactive Multidimensional Modeling Software (AIMMS). The financial analysis of the results is carried out to provide the payback periods of different system configurations of the prosumer microgrid. The findings reveal that the payback period of the three HESS when minimising grid expenses during self-consumption alone and when compared with stacked revenue streams shows an improvement from 4.8–11.2 years to 2.4–6.6 years. With stacked HESS revenues, the supercapacitor-lithium ion battery HESS gave the shortest payback period of 2.31 years when solar PV power is at 75% penetration level. Existing literature has considered revenue streams of storage systems at the electrical power transmission and distribution levels, but not for prosumer microgrids in particular. This study has captured these benefits and verified the profitability of stacking revenue from HESS to prosumer microgrids, using a case study.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | improvement; case study; financial analysis; value streams; hybrid energy storage systems |
| Index terms: | back-up power, stacking, revenue, financial analysis, energy arbitraging, payback, configuration, storage system, stream, lithium-ion battery, hybrid energy storage system, consumption, case study, profitability, value stream, stacked value stream, modelling, prosumer microgrid, penetration |
| Subjects: | business, data collection methods, consumer economics, economic analysis, design economy, analytical methods, energy systems, structural engineering, water management, market analysis, management systems, financial analysis, systems engineering |
| Topics: | Cost Management, Business Strategy, Information Management, Engineering Principles, Research Practice, Stakeholder Management, Sustainability, Design Practice, Value Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCE |
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