Question

How do you utilise the Homer Pro optimiser or search space to identify the optimal number of wind turbines and battery capacity for a system?

Answer 1

Homer pro optimiser is a analysis software through which the design complexity is quickly evaluated. Through optimization algorithm it significantly simplifies the design process for identifying least-cost options for microgrids or other distributed generation electrical power systems. For a efficient design we have to analyse a large number of feasible designs, the space of all the possible designs is known as search space.

In identifying the optimal number of wind turbines and battery capacity for a system the home pro optimiser or search space is utilised as -

1. For a efficient designing, the designs are in the thousands or tens of thousands of possibilities, and for finding the optimal number of turbines and batteries we have to analyse and compare these all possibilities.Through this it easy to compare thousands of possibilities in a single run. This allows us to see the impact of variables that are beyond our control, such as wind speed, fuel costs, etc, and understand how the optimal system changes with these variations.
2. After comparison we get the most viable design and by analysing this design we get the optimal number of equipments.