Performance Analysis of Hybrid PV/Diesel Energy System in Western Region of Saudi Arabia
The potential implementation of hybrid photovoltaic (PV)/diesel energy system in western region of Saudi Arabia is analyzed in this paper. The solar radiation intensity considered in this study is in the range of 4.15–7.17 kWh/m2/day. The HOMER software is used to perform the technical and economica...
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| author | Makbul A. M. Ramli Ayong Hiendro H. R. E. H. Bouchekara |
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| description | The potential implementation of hybrid photovoltaic (PV)/diesel energy system in western region of Saudi Arabia is analyzed in this paper. The solar radiation intensity considered in this study is in the range of 4.15–7.17 kWh/m2/day. The HOMER software is used to perform the technical and economical analysis of the system. Three different system configurations, namely, stand-alone diesel system, and hybrid PV/diesel system with and without battery storage element, will be evaluated and discussed. The analysis will be addressed to the impact of PV penetration and battery storage on energy production, cost of energy, number of operational hours of diesel generators, fuel savings, and reduction of carbon emission for the given configurations. The simulation results indicate that the energy cost of the hybrid PV/diesel/battery system with 15% PV penetration, battery storage of 186.96 MWh, and energy demand of 32,962 MWh/day is $0.117/kWh. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-86159ee1c06e420ab8d326af83bb97602025-02-03T01:27:26ZengWileyInternational Journal of Photoenergy1110-662X1687-529X2014-01-01201410.1155/2014/626251626251Performance Analysis of Hybrid PV/Diesel Energy System in Western Region of Saudi ArabiaMakbul A. M. Ramli0Ayong Hiendro1H. R. E. H. Bouchekara2Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Universitas Tanjungpura, Pontianak 78124, IndonesiaConstantine Electrical Engineering Laboratory (LEC), Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Constantine 1, 25000 Constantine, AlgeriaThe potential implementation of hybrid photovoltaic (PV)/diesel energy system in western region of Saudi Arabia is analyzed in this paper. The solar radiation intensity considered in this study is in the range of 4.15–7.17 kWh/m2/day. The HOMER software is used to perform the technical and economical analysis of the system. Three different system configurations, namely, stand-alone diesel system, and hybrid PV/diesel system with and without battery storage element, will be evaluated and discussed. The analysis will be addressed to the impact of PV penetration and battery storage on energy production, cost of energy, number of operational hours of diesel generators, fuel savings, and reduction of carbon emission for the given configurations. The simulation results indicate that the energy cost of the hybrid PV/diesel/battery system with 15% PV penetration, battery storage of 186.96 MWh, and energy demand of 32,962 MWh/day is $0.117/kWh.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/626251 |
| spellingShingle | Makbul A. M. Ramli Ayong Hiendro H. R. E. H. Bouchekara Performance Analysis of Hybrid PV/Diesel Energy System in Western Region of Saudi Arabia International Journal of Photoenergy |
| title | Performance Analysis of Hybrid PV/Diesel Energy System in Western Region of Saudi Arabia |
| title_full | Performance Analysis of Hybrid PV/Diesel Energy System in Western Region of Saudi Arabia |
| title_fullStr | Performance Analysis of Hybrid PV/Diesel Energy System in Western Region of Saudi Arabia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Performance Analysis of Hybrid PV/Diesel Energy System in Western Region of Saudi Arabia |
| title_short | Performance Analysis of Hybrid PV/Diesel Energy System in Western Region of Saudi Arabia |
| title_sort | performance analysis of hybrid pv diesel energy system in western region of saudi arabia |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/626251 |
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