Conceptual solar PV power based pumped hydroelectric storage (PHES) system. Pumped storage is generally viewed as the most promising technology to increase renewable energy penetration levels in power systems and particularly in small autonomous island grids.
Tao et al. presented the results of a solar photovoltaic based pumped hydroelectric storage system. Margeta and Glasnovic proposed a hybrid power system consisting of photovoltaic energy generation in combination with pumped hydroelectric energy storage system to provide a continuous energy supply.
The same can be applied to solar generation: the pumped storage power station can contribute to constant electricity production at night time when there is no sunshine to run a solar power plant. The flexibility extends not just to the turbine and tank sizes, but also to the depth the system is installed at.
The water from the upper reservoir is released through hydraulic turbines to produce energy during peak load hours. This sub-section presents the review of existing, if any, and the theoretical studies reported in the literature on photovoltaic based pumped hydroelectric energy storage systems. Fig. 7. A conceptual solar photovoltaic based PHES.
The system utilizes a photovoltaic panel as the main energy source and a battery pack as the energy storage device to smooth the fluctuation of solar power and to mitigate load transients and variations. In addition, a hydro storage system is used for water storage and also for supplying extra electric power via a hydro-turbine generator.
Concluding remarks An extensive review of pumped hydroelectric energy storage (PHES) systems is conducted, focusing on the existing technologies, practices, operation and maintenance, pros and cons, environmental aspects, and economics of using PHES systems to store energy produced by wind and solar photovoltaic power plants.
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