An improved artificial ecosystem-based optimization algorithm for optimal design of a hybrid photovoltaic/fuel cell energy system to supply a residential complex demand: A case study for Kuala Lumpur

• Main Authors: Yang, Jing, Chen, Yen-Lin, Yee, Por Lip, Ku, Chin Soon, Babanezhad, Manoochehr
• Format: Article
• Published: MDPI 2023
• Subjects: Q Science (General); QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science; T Technology (General); TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/38565/

In this paper, the optimal design of a hybrid energy system (HES), consisting of photovoltaic technology integrated with fuel cells (HPV/FC) and relying on hydrogen storage, is performed to meet the annual demand of a residential complex to find the minimum total net present cost (TNPC), while obser...