Optimal sizing of a residential microgrid in Egypt under deterministic and stochastic conditions with PV/WG/Biomass Energy integration

Mahmoud M. Gamil; Mohammed Elsayed Lotfy; Ashraf M. Hemeida; Paras Mandal; Hiroshi Takahashi; Tomonobu Senjyu; Mahmoud M. Gamil; Mohammed Elsayed Lotfy; Ashraf M. Hemeida; Paras Mandal; Hiroshi Takahashi; Tomonobu Senjyu

doi:10.3934/energy.2021024

AIMS Energy

2021, Volume 9, Issue 3: 483-515. doi: 10.3934/energy.2021024

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Optimal sizing of a residential microgrid in Egypt under deterministic and stochastic conditions with PV/WG/Biomass Energy integration

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Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Faculty of engineering, University of The Ryukyus, 1 Senbaru, Nishihara-cho, Nakagami, Okinawa 903-0213, Japan
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Department of Electrical Power and Machines, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt
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Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Energy Engineering, Aswan University, Aswan 81528, Egypt
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Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, USA
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Fuji Elctric Co., Ltd, Tokyo 141-0032, Japan

Received: 02 March 2021 Accepted: 12 April 2021 Published: 25 April 2021

- optimal sizing,
- microgrid,
- renewable energy,
- Biomass,
- uncertainties
Citation: Mahmoud M. Gamil, Mohammed Elsayed Lotfy, Ashraf M. Hemeida, Paras Mandal, Hiroshi Takahashi, Tomonobu Senjyu. Optimal sizing of a residential microgrid in Egypt under deterministic and stochastic conditions with PV/WG/Biomass Energy integration[J]. AIMS Energy, 2021, 9(3): 483-515. doi: 10.3934/energy.2021024

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