Modelling and Analysis of Solar and Wind System Adequacy Assessment and Cost Optimization

Abstract

The output of wind and the solar system is not constant; it is difficult to access the adequacy of the system. The Generation model is developed for 240 MW of different generation units in the Roy Billinton Test System (RBTS). Then a multi-state wind and solar generation model is developed based on different solar radiation and wind speed to evaluate the probability of the states. In this work, the wind and solar systems are studies for separate locations with each consist of 8 MW, 18 MW, 28 MW, and 38 MW generation capacities. This wind and solar generation model are applied to Roy Billinton Test System (RBTS) to evaluate the reliability indices like Loss of Load Expectation (LOLE). Based on the development of the MATLAB program for determining reliability indices, the capacity outage probability is developed for multiple solar and wind states. Based on standard load forecasting and the Time Series Load forecasting technique, the reliability of the system is analyzed. The results reveal the variation of risk indices in the system when additional generators are incorporated into the RBTS generation system. The cost optimization for Solar and Wind system were conducted using HOMER software to obtain the levelized cost of the proposed system.