Optimum sizing of photovoltaic and energy storage systems for powering green base stations in cellular networks
(2021) In Energies 14(7).- Abstract
Satisfying the mobile traffic demand in next generation cellular networks increases the cost of energy supply. Renewable energy sources are a promising solution to power base stations in a self-sufficient and cost-effective manner. This paper presents an optimal method for designing a photovoltaic (PV)-battery system to supply base stations in cellular networks. A systematic approach is proposed for determining the power rating of the photovoltaic generator and battery capacity from a technical and economical point of view in order to minimize investment cost as well as operational expenditure, while the power autonomy of the PV-battery system is maximized in a multi-objective optimization framework. The proposed method is applied to... (More)
Satisfying the mobile traffic demand in next generation cellular networks increases the cost of energy supply. Renewable energy sources are a promising solution to power base stations in a self-sufficient and cost-effective manner. This paper presents an optimal method for designing a photovoltaic (PV)-battery system to supply base stations in cellular networks. A systematic approach is proposed for determining the power rating of the photovoltaic generator and battery capacity from a technical and economical point of view in order to minimize investment cost as well as operational expenditure, while the power autonomy of the PV-battery system is maximized in a multi-objective optimization framework. The proposed method is applied to optimally size a photovoltaic-battery system for three cases with different availability of solar power to investigate the effect of environmental conditions. Problem-solving using the proposed approach leads to a set of solutions at different costs versus different levels of power autonomy. According to the importance of each criterion and the preference of decision-makers, one of the achieved solutions can be selected for the implementation of the photovoltaic-battery system to supply base stations in cellular networks.
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- author
- Javidsharifi, Mahshid ; Pourroshanfekr, Hamoun ; Kerekes, Tamas ; Sera, Dezso ; Spataru, Sergiu and Guerrero, Josep M.
- publishing date
- 2021-04-01
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Base stations, Battery storage device, Cellular networks, Photovoltaic system
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- Energies
- volume
- 14
- issue
- 7
- article number
- 1895
- publisher
- MDPI AG
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- scopus:85106478715
- ISSN
- 1996-1073
- DOI
- 10.3390/en14071895
- language
- English
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- b7c1acf2-cfc4-458c-a38b-19db3c88854a
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abstract = {{<p>Satisfying the mobile traffic demand in next generation cellular networks increases the cost of energy supply. Renewable energy sources are a promising solution to power base stations in a self-sufficient and cost-effective manner. This paper presents an optimal method for designing a photovoltaic (PV)-battery system to supply base stations in cellular networks. A systematic approach is proposed for determining the power rating of the photovoltaic generator and battery capacity from a technical and economical point of view in order to minimize investment cost as well as operational expenditure, while the power autonomy of the PV-battery system is maximized in a multi-objective optimization framework. The proposed method is applied to optimally size a photovoltaic-battery system for three cases with different availability of solar power to investigate the effect of environmental conditions. Problem-solving using the proposed approach leads to a set of solutions at different costs versus different levels of power autonomy. According to the importance of each criterion and the preference of decision-makers, one of the achieved solutions can be selected for the implementation of the photovoltaic-battery system to supply base stations in cellular networks.</p>}},
author = {{Javidsharifi, Mahshid and Pourroshanfekr, Hamoun and Kerekes, Tamas and Sera, Dezso and Spataru, Sergiu and Guerrero, Josep M.}},
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keywords = {{Base stations; Battery storage device; Cellular networks; Photovoltaic system}},
language = {{eng}},
month = {{04}},
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publisher = {{MDPI AG}},
series = {{Energies}},
title = {{Optimum sizing of photovoltaic and energy storage systems for powering green base stations in cellular networks}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en14071895}},
doi = {{10.3390/en14071895}},
volume = {{14}},
year = {{2021}},
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