Optimal Hybrid Renewable Energy System: A Comparative Study of Wind/Hydrogen/Fuel-Cell and Wind/Battery Storage

Table 5

Technical comparison of HRES scenarios.

Parameters	HRES 1	HRES 2
Total power generated (kWh/yr)	39,805	14,739
AC primary load served (kWh/yr)	5,246	5,430
DC load served (kWh/yr)	501	517
Excess electricity (kWh/yr)	4,932	8,355
Unmet electric load (kWh/yr)	334	134
Fuel-cell electric production (kWh/yr)	14,611	N/A
Hydrogen energy storage capacity (kWh)	3,333	N/A
Tank autonomy (hrs.)	4,802	N/A
Fuel-cell operation hours (hrs/yr)	5,843	N/A
Battery autonomy (hrs.)	N/A	81
Battery energy storage (kWh/yr)	N/A	2.444