Sustainable energy generation for a rapidly growing power system network in South East asia using optimum control theory

摘要

We developed a dynamic model to find the optimum control strategy by integrating various energy sources in a growing power system in South East Asia. We take Bangladesh Power System as an example for case study to demonstrate the applicability of the model. According to some recent study, the major energy source, natural gas that generates almost 60 percent of the total energy in Bangladesh will be depleted within 20 to 25 years. This is the main reason that the policy makers of this country want to increase the energy production using a coal-based thermal plant which is environmentally detrimental for a tropical country such as Bangladesh that is mostly a delta formed by two major rivers from the Himalayas (Ganges-Brahmaputra). By considering the adverse effects on human/animal health and climate, it has become urgent for the country to gradually replace polluting and expensive energy sources with alternative sustainable energy sources without adversely affecting the economy of power generation. We developed a model to optimize energy generation by reducing the uses of dirty (coal) and expensive (liquid fuel) energy sources with clean and available generators. At the same, time we minimized the cost of power generation.