Techno-economic energy analysis of wind/solar hybrid system: Case study for western coastal area of Saudi Arabia
| Autor: | Yusuf Al-Turki, Makbul A.M. Ramli, Ayong Hiendro |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Engineering
Wind power Meteorology Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry Wind hybrid power systems 020209 energy Photovoltaic system 02 engineering and technology Grid parity Renewable energy Offshore wind power Stand-alone power system Distributed generation 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering business |
| Zdroj: | Renewable Energy. 91:374-385 |
| ISSN: | 0960-1481 |
| Popis: | The potential of hybrid wind/solar energy system in the west coast area of Saudi Arabia is analyzed in this paper. The investigation puts emphasis on the energy production and cost of energy from both wind turbine and photovoltaic (PV) in the hybrid system. Unmet electric load and excess electricity are taken into consideration. The annual average solar irradiation and wind speed considered in this study are 5.95 kWh/m 2 /day and 3.53 m/s, respectively. MATLAB and HOMER software are used to perform the technical and economic analyses of the hybrid system. As indicated from the simulation results, the PV array shares more electricity production than the wind turbine generator if both wind turbine and PV array are utilized in the wind/solar hybrid system with the same sizes. The wind levelized cost of energy is $0.149/kWh, which is more expensive than the solar energy of $0.0637/kWh. The energy cost of the hybrid system is dominated by battery and wind turbine expenses. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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