Simulation and size optimization of a pumped-storage power plant for the recovery of wind-farms rejected energy

Renewable Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1685-1694

  Anagnostopoulos, J S ^a   Papantonis, D E ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Autonomous electric grids; Energy storage; Optimum sizing; Pumped storage plant; Wind energy penetration; Wind hydro power generation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY STORAGE; OPTIMIZATION; POWER PLANTS;

AUTONOMOUS ELECTRIC GRIDS; OPTIMUM SIZING; PUMPED-STORAGE PLANT; WIND ENERGY PENETRATION; WIND-HYDRO POWER GENERATION;

WIND POWER;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY STORAGE; OPTIMIZATION; POWER PLANTS; WIND POWER;

ALGORITHM; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRICAL POWER; NUMERICAL METHOD; OPTIMIZATION; POWER GENERATION; POWER PLANT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; SIZE; SOFTWARE; WIND FARM; WIND POWER;

CRETE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 40949111051     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2007.08.001     Document Type: Article

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