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Study of a solar PV–diesel–battery hybrid power system for a remotely located population near Rafha, Saudi Arabia

Shafiqur Rehman and Luai M. Al-Hadhrami

Energy, 2010, vol. 35, issue 12, 4986-4995

Abstract: This study presents a PV–diesel hybrid power system with battery backup for a village being fed with diesel generated electricity to displace part of the diesel by solar. The hourly solar radiation data measured at the site along with PV modules mounted on fixed foundations, four generators of different rated powers, diesel prices of 0.2–1.2US$/l, different sizes of batteries and converters were used to find an optimal power system for the village. It was found that a PV array of 2000kW and four generators of 1250, 750, 2250 and 250kW; operating at a load factor of 70% required to run for 3317h/yr, 4242h/yr, 2820h/yr and 3150h/yr, respectively; to produce a mix of 17,640 MWh of electricity annually and 48.33 MWh per day. The cost of energy (COE) of diesel only and PV/diesel/battery power system with 21% solar penetration was found to be 0.190$/kWh and 0.219$/kWh respectively for a diesel price of 0.2$/l. The sensitivity analysis showed that at a diesel price of 0.6$/l the COE from hybrid system become almost the same as that of the diesel only system and above it, the hybrid system become more economical than the diesel only system.

Keywords: Renewable energy; PV–diesel hybrid system; Solar radiation; Battery (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2010.08.025

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