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Review of Cost Optimization of Electricity Supply by Using HOMER and a Case Study for a Big Commercial Customer in Brazilian Amazon Area

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Renewable energy utilization for electricity supply has increased significantly. Technology maturity, cost reduction, and environmental friendliness are significant factors that encourage this increase. The expansion of distributed generation is increasing significantly due to the concern of many householders and entrepreneurs in minimizing the energy costs at residential and commercial properties due to the high significance of the energy costs at total expenses of most families and business. This study focuses on exploring optimization process of energy costs of a grid-connected hybrid PhotoVoltaic (PV)/Battery/Grid. The profile of a big commercial load located in Brazilian Amazon area is used as an optimization example. The system performance and optimization results are verified by using Hybrid Optimization of Multiple Energy Resources (HOMER).

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  1. Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand

    Abdulrahim Hamed S. Alghamdi, Carlos Henrique Marciano Rodrigues Castro & Ramon Zamora

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  1. Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand

    Peter Han Joo Chong

  2. Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand

    Boon-Chong Seet

  3. School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom

    Michael Chai

  4. Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand

    Saeed Ur Rehman

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Alghamdi, A.H.S., Castro, C.H.M.R., Zamora, R. (2018). Review of Cost Optimization of Electricity Supply by Using HOMER and a Case Study for a Big Commercial Customer in Brazilian Amazon Area. In: Chong, P., Seet, BC., Chai, M., Rehman, S. (eds) Smart Grid and Innovative Frontiers in Telecommunications. SmartGIFT 2018. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 245. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94965-9_22

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