This work aimed to improve how the equipment of a grid-tied solar-wind system used the installed power of the storage battery while reducing the cost of electricity consumed by a local object from the grid. A method for calculating the parameters for a given load schedule is proposed, along with the value of the reduction in electricity consumption. Values for the power generation of a wind generator and photovoltaic battery are based on archival data. The possible power ratio of the wind generator and the photovoltaic battery is 1:8.33. The formation of the state of charge of the battery involves: a calculation of its value for the morning peak according to the forecast for the next day; adjustable discharge in the evening with full or partial compensation for the load consumption according to the forecast for the next day; a night charge with a given current value. At a one-tariff plan, one battery discharge cycle per day is used. A night charge from the grid is not used. With a two-tariff plan and the use of a night battery charge from the grid, one discharge cycle is used in the spring-summer-autumn period. The simulation confirms the possibility of reducing electricity costs by 2.9 times in winter, which corresponds to the set value, alongside a complete elimination of costs in summer.

Purpose. Improving the principles of management of photovoltaic system with storage battery and with autonomous functioning during daylight hours for a local object, connected to the grid with multi-zone payment when excluding the generation of energy into the grid. Methodology. Modeling and analysis of energy processes in the photovoltaic system was performed using the Matlab software package. The simulation model of energy processes is based on calculated expressions taking into account the characteristics of the battery. Operability of the proposed solutions are confirmed on an experimental setup based on a standard hybrid inverter. Results. It’s shown, that due to the battery energy during the most loaded peak hours and part of the daytime the system operates autonomously and does not depend on possible violations of the quality of electricity in the grid. Scenarios of the recommended load schedule are proposed in accordance with the ratio of the predicted value of the daily energy generation of the photovoltaic battery to its possible maximum value. A simulation model of energy processes in the system with the correction of the recommended load value was developed. Originality. A method of the recommended load calculation with current correction for the actual generation and degree of battery charge is proposed, which allows taking into account differences the actual generation of the photovoltaic battery from its predicted value and the actual load from the recommended one. Practical value. The obtained solutions are the basis for the design of new and modernization of existing photovoltaic systems of local objects using software and hardware complexes for power consumption management.

The use of a grid-tied photovoltaic system with a storage battery to increase the power of objects of railway transport infrastructure above the limit on consumption from the grid with the possibility of energy saving is considered. The methods of analysis of energy processes in photovoltaic systems with a storage battery are used. They are added via the processing of archival data of power generation of a photovoltaic battery and computer modeling results. A technique of system parameter calculation to increase the power according to the given load schedule of the object at constant and maximum possible degree of power increasing is developed. The values of the average monthly generation of a photovoltaic battery at the location point of the object based on archival data are used. The principle of the control of power, consumed from the grid, according to the given values of the added and total load is developed. Using the basic schedule of added load power in connection with the graph of photovoltaic battery generation allows reducing the installed power of the storage battery. The additional reduction in the installed power of the photovoltaic and storage batteries is possible at the corresponding choice of the degree of power load increasing. The joint formation of current schedules with reference to the added power value and state of charge of the battery according to the short-term forecast of the generation of a photovoltaic battery is proposed. The value of added power at certain intervals of time is set according to the graph of actual generation of the photovoltaic battery, which contributes to the maximum use of its energy. With the average monthly generation of a photovoltaic battery in the spring–autumn period, the discharge of the battery during the hours of the morning load peak is not used. This reduces the number of deep discharge cycles and extends the battery life. The description of energy processes in steady-state conditions for the daily cycle of system functioning is formalized. On this basis, a mathematical model is developed in MATLAB with an estimation of the costs of electricity consumed from the grid. When modeling, archival data are used for days when the generation of a photovoltaic battery over time intervals is close to average monthly values. This makes it possible to evaluate the effectiveness of system management under conditions close to real during the year.

Improvement of the principles of the implementation of a hybrid solar-wind system equipped with a battery for self-consumption of a local object, with the control of power consumed from the grid, is considered. The aim is to increase the degree of energy use from renewable energy sources for consumption while limiting the degree of battery discharge, taking into account deviations in the load schedule and generation of energy sources relative to the calculated (forecast) values. The possibility of compensating for deviations in the load schedule and renewable energy sources generation relative to the calculated (forecast) values is shown when electricity consumption decreases and the degree of energy use increases. Compliance of the schedule of the battery state of charge with the calculated schedule is achieved by correcting the consumption of active power according to the deviation of the state of charge with a given discreteness of time. The algorithm of the control was improved by taking into account the measured value of the load power with an increase in the degree of energy use. Also, the use of correction allows you to limit the depth of discharge of the battery at the accepted value. A mathematical 24 h model of energy processes was developed, taking into account the error in estimating the state of charge. The results of the modeling using archival data on renewable sources generation confirm that the proposed solutions are effective. For the considered application with average monthly generation in February, the correction allows reducing electricity consumption by 16–21% and payment costs at three tariffs by 24–27%.

The article deals with adding the power of a local object to a solar–wind system when consuming electricity from the grid within the power limit. The parameter’s calculation technique for the different values of degree of power increase was considered. The load schedule, the electricity consumption, use of installed power, boundary conditions of generation, and ensuring energy balance were taken into account. Furthermore, data from the renewable source’s generation archive for the location of the object were used. The control of the power consumed by the object was carried out on the taken values of added and total load power with binding to photovoltaic generation. The added power reference on some time intervals was carried out according to the actual renewable generation power value. This increases the degree of use of the battery capacity and energy from renewable sources. The reference of the added power with the state of battery charge formation was carried out according to the forecast. One cycle of deep battery discharge at the evening peak was used to extend the battery life. For the accepted conditions with the average monthly values of renewable energy sources generation with an increase in power by 1.6 times, there was a decrease in electricity consumption by 1.57–4 times.

The object of research is energy processes in a hybrid photovoltaic system with a storage battery for the needs of a local object involving the setting of power consumed from the network. The task addressed was to build a mathematical model of energy processes with the function of determining control parameters providing for the possibility of changing control scenarios. The mathematical model of the storage battery has been improved, taking into account the charge modes and discharge currents in terms of accuracy of reproduction of the manufacturer’s specification not worse than 3 %. A structure of the model was proposed with separation of module, which defines control parameters, as well as the schedule of power setting for selected scenarios. A variable is introduced into the model description, which determines the specified power value and ensures the construction of SoС(t) schedule. An additional mode to increase the energy use of the photovoltaic battery and restrictions on the measured value of load power were taken into account. Modeling with a change in time scale was proposed: first, control parameters are determined, followed by modeling in the daily cycle. This eliminates the need for preliminary calculations before modeling and provides the ability to verify the determination of system parameters with subsequent adjustment. A procedure for determining control parameters with power setting and adjusting the model under different control scenarios has been devised. When using archival generation data for the location of the facility, this makes it possible at the design stage to choose an option for implementing the power supply system with the desired indicators. For specific uses, it has been shown that underestimating the power of a photovoltaic battery by only 9 % increases energy costs by 1.72–1.39 times. Overstating power by 16.7 % impairs usage by 13.7 % while reducing costs by 1.4 % to 2.5 %