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BRIEF RESEARCH REPORT article

Front. Energy Res.
Sec. Sustainable Energy Systems
Volume 12 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fenrg.2024.1467820

Strategic Optimization of PV Integrated Fuel Cell Systems for Energy Surplus Utilization in Grid Failure Scenarios

Provisionally accepted
Muhammad Majid Gulzar Muhammad Majid Gulzar 1*Muhammad Muzammil Naeem Muhammad Muzammil Naeem 2Kamal Shahid Kamal Shahid 2Farwa Amna Farwa Amna 2Mohammed Alqahtani Mohammed Alqahtani 3Muhammad Khalid Muhammad Khalid 1
  • 1 King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
  • 2 University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
  • 3 King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia

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    Effective energy management in grid-connected renewable energy systems is essential for achieving cost-efficiency and reliability. This work presents a versatile control technique to tackle power system difficulties in grid-connected and grid-failure modes. The concept employs a digital iterative approach to optimize the operation of a DC-DC converter, guaranteeing the attainment of maximum power output and stability. During a grid breakdown, the system injects carefully adjusted active power into the grid to ensure that voltage and current levels are maintained at appropriate levels, hence preventing overloading. The proposed strategy exhibits a 99% enhancement in system responsiveness and a 96% decrease in overshoot when compared to conventional methods, thus substantiating its efficacy in practical scenarios.

    Keywords: Photovoltaic based Fuel cell system1, maximum power point tracking2, Perturb & Observe3, Grid Failure4 Normal (Web), Justified

    Received: 20 Jul 2024; Accepted: 23 Aug 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Gulzar, Naeem, Shahid, Amna, Alqahtani and Khalid. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Muhammad Majid Gulzar, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

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