Supervisory Control and Unattended Operation of an Off-grid Hybrid Power Generation Station with Hydrogen Storage

• Main Authors: C. Ziogou, C. Elmasides, S. Papadopoulou, S. Voutetakis
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: AIDIC Servizi S.r.l. 2013-09-01
• Series: Chemical Engineering Transactions
• Online Access: https://www.cetjournal.it/index.php/cet/article/view/6037

The scope of this work is to present the architecture, structure and operation of a supervisory automation system that was designed and developed for an autonomous hybrid power generation station. In order to effectively address the issues that arise from the interactions of the various electrical and electrochemical subsystems, a dedicated Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) approach was selected. Such systems provide remote access, monitoring of the station and unattended operation which are very important when autonomy is required. The effectiveness and flexibility of the SCADA system is explored through the long-term operation of the station into consideration which reveals the salient features of the supervisory automation system.