Research Article
Optimal Operation of Biomass Gasifier Based Hybrid Energy System
Table 2
Contributions of the two biomass gasifiers in the hybrid energy system.
| | Quantity | 200 kW biomass gasifier | 100 kW biomass gasifier |
| | Hours of operation (hr/yr) | 4,582 | 5,807 | | Number of starts | 1,223 | 2,236 | | Operational life (year) | 17.5 | 13.8 | | Capacity factor (%) | 50.6 | 57.3 | | Electrical production (kWh/yr) | 887,302 | 501,867 | | Mean electrical output (kW) | 194 | 86.4 | | Min electrical output (kW) | 120 | 30 | | Max electrical output (kW) | 200 | 100 | | Biomass consumption (tonne/yr) | 1,564 | 991 | | Specific fuel consumption (kg/kWh) | 1.322 | 1.481 |
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