Biogas Energy Conversion System for Peak Load Sharing in the Presence of Utility Supply

Over the decades’ world energy demand is on the rise, and the problem of the electric energy crisis has become very vital. In a present-day scenario, non-conventional or renewable energy resources such as wind, biogas, solar, tidal, etc. are the best solutions to meet this extended energy demand considering the cost, efficiency, and reliability of a power system. One such biogas power generation system, comprising of a gas engine and electrical generator is presented in this paper and investigated at a domestic level in the MATLAB environment. A Fuzzy Logic-based biogas control system (BCS) has been devised for peak load sharing in the presence of utility supply. The results of the simulation show the validity of the technique in terms of less percent overshoot, undershoot, and settling time as compared to PI and neuro-fuzzy controllers. Moreover, this is a cost-effective solution for peak load sharing having no electronic components.