Proportion assessment of combined PV-wind generating systems

A.M. Al-Ashwal and I.S. Moghram

Renewable Energy, 1997, vol. 10, issue 1, 43-51

Abstract: The availability of sun and wind is often in contrast. This fact has led to the proposal of a combined generating system consisting of PV and Wind Generator. This paper introduces a method enabling the assessment of the optimal proportion of PV to wind generator capacities. The method is based on evaluation of costs and loss of load risk (LOLR). According to the Daily Electrical Energy Demand, the required generating system is designed with different alternatives: only PV, only wind generator and a combined PV and wind generator in various proportions. For each alternative, the costs and LOLR are evaluated. LOLR evaluation is performed using a probabilistic model introduced here. The alternatives are compared with each other and the optimal one is determined.

Date: 1997
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DOI: 10.1016/0960-1481(96)00011-0

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