Technical and economical analysis of a PV/wind/diesel hybrid power system for a remote area

The remote location analyzed is a monastery located in Dobrogea, in the south-eastern part of Romania, in a region with very good wind (average wind speed of 4 m/s) and solar (3.94 kWh/m2/day) potential. Since the monastery is located 4 km away from the electricity grid, the use of renewable energy...

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Published inEnergy procedia Vol. 147; pp. 343 - 350
Main Authors Spiru, Paraschiv, Lizica-Simona, Paraschiv
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2018
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PV/wind/diesel hybrid system
renewable energy
solar radiation
wind energy
renewable energy
solar radiation
wind energy
PV/wind/diesel hybrid system
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Summary:The remote location analyzed is a monastery located in Dobrogea, in the south-eastern part of Romania, in a region with very good wind (average wind speed of 4 m/s) and solar (3.94 kWh/m2/day) potential. Since the monastery is located 4 km away from the electricity grid, the use of renewable energy was preferred to cover the demand for electricity and heat. Therefore, a solar–wind–diesel hybrid system, which consists of 3 1 kW wind turbines, 54 photovoltaic panels with a unit power of 120 W and a diesel generator, was developed and implemented. The technical and economic analysis of the system showed that the system has a renewable energy use rate of 65 % and a generating cost of electricity of 0.118 €/kWh. This hybrid system can cover the energy demand for 10 people by using solar and wind power with a two-day autonomy.
ISSN:1876-6102
1876-6102
DOI:10.1016/j.egypro.2018.07.102