Open AccessParametric and Economic Analysis of a Pumped Storage System Powered by Renewable Energy Sources
Author(s) -
Diego Penagos Vásquez,
Daniel Sanín Villa
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of advanced research in fluid mechanics and thermal sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.247
H-Index - 13
ISSN - 2289-7879
DOI - 10.37934/arfmts.84.1.4359
Subject(s) - renewable energy , pumped storage hydroelectricity , turbine , energy storage , wind power , electric potential energy , electricity , parametric statistics , power (physics) , engineering , process engineering , energy (signal processing) , mechanical engineering , environmental science , computer science , electrical engineering , distributed generation , mathematics , physics , statistics , quantum mechanics
This article presents a mathematical model to calculate the cost and production of electrical energy of a system that combines energy storage through renewable sources such as wind and solar energy, applying a theoretical framework of mathematical aspects to evaluate a pumped storage system with Pelton turbines, using a novel methodology, easy to replicate. The results show that a greater increase in the diameter in the pipe of the pumping equipment reduces the electrical power supplied to the pump. On the other hand, the hydraulic losses in the pipe leading to the Pelton turbine are negligible for long lengths, so setting the maximum length instead of a variable-length with the hydraulic height does not affect the result. Finally, the information and explanation of each of the graphs that correlate to the variables of interest are shown. This seeks to offer a contribution to support technological development in areas that do not have electricity, taking advantage of natural resources.