Introducing Wind Energy Conversion System to Nigerian Power System: Application of Convex Optimization to Achieve Economic Dispatch

Adetona, Z.A and Adejumobi, I.A and Jubril, A.M and Akinwale, A.T (2012) Introducing Wind Energy Conversion System to Nigerian Power System: Application of Convex Optimization to Achieve Economic Dispatch. In: 4th International Conference on Engineering Research & Development (ICERD2012)., 4th-6th Sep 2012, University of Benin, Benin City..

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Abstract

The Nigerian Power System produces less energy than required by the population of over 167million and the production of energy from the conventional energy sources requires huge amount of money to be spent on fuel to power the generating units. Hence the need to introduce renewable energy production systems such as wind energy conversion system (WECS) that require very minimal running cost cannot be overemphasized. Determining the appropriate bus where such incoming WECS are to be connected to the existing power system network will make such a system very useful. This requires knowledge of output mix from existing and incoming generating units and the ability of the decision makers to ensure stability and minimal loss on the network since losses increase with power increase. In this work, the optimal and reduced cost of power production through wind energy conversion system (WECS) were determined using mathematical models taking into consideration those factors that affect the cost of generation of electric power and the effects of the losses on transmission lines, adopting semi-definite programming (SDP) with SeDuMi software. With the adopted technique, it was shown that it was possible to improve power production from the existing system of about 3500MW in Nigeria to about 4000MW, out of which 552.8MW was to be produced from optimally-placed two WECS (one in the north-western part and the other in the Jos axis) on the national grid

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Subjects:	T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Divisions:	Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Engineering Sciences
Depositing User:	Mr Adedamola Bameke
Date Deposited:	03 Jul 2020 11:42
Last Modified:	03 Jul 2020 11:42
URI:	http://eprints.federalpolyilaro.edu.ng/id/eprint/902

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