Environmental Impact Assessment of Power Generation Systems at GSM (Global Systems for Mobile Communication) Base Station Site
Environmental Impact Assessment of Power Generation Systems at GSM (Global Systems for Mobile Communication) Base Station Site
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Date
2015-01-16
Datos de publicación:
Electronic Journal of Energy & Environment, Vol. 1, Nº 2, 57-66, 2013
Keywords
Contaminantes - Sistemas de energía híbrida - Motores diesel - Energía renovable
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Abstract
Hybrid power systems were used to minimize
the environmental impact of power generation
at GSM (global systems for mobile communication)
base station sites. This paper presents the comparative
environmental impact assessment of a diesel
gas (DG) and hybrid (PV/wind/hydro/diesel) power
system for the base station sites. The assessment was
based on theoretical modeling of the power stations
using Hybrid Optimization Model for Electric Renewables
(HOMER) software. The model was designed
to provide an optimal system configuration based
on hour-by-hour data for energy availability and
demands. Energy source, energy storage and their
applicability in terms of performance are discussed.
The proposed hybrid (solar, wind & hydro) + DG
system was simulated using the model which results
in eight different topologies: hybrid (solar, wind &
hydro) + DG, hybrid (solar & hydro) + DG, hybrid
(wind & hydro) + DG, hydro only + DG, hybrid (solar
& wind) + DG, solar only + DG, wind only + DG,
DG. From the simulation results, it is shown that a
69% renewable energy penetration in the designed
hybrid PV/wind/hydro/diesel system reduces the
quantity of different air pollutants relative to the case of a diesel-only system. Details of the comparisons
are presented.