Techno-Economic Feasibility of a Hybrid Power Generation System for Developing Economies †
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussions
3.1. Power Generation by the Hybrid System
3.2. Costs Involved in the Hybrid System
3.3. Environmental Aspects of the Hybrid System
3.4. Comparison of Hybrid System with Standalone System
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Quantity | Units | Value | Quantity | Units | Value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PV capacity | kW | 46.5 | Total electricity production | kWh/yr | 123,814 |
Production by PV | kWh/yr | 81,633 | Renewable fraction | % | 80.1 |
Wind capacity | kW | 10 | Total electricity consumption | kWh/yr | 60,330 |
Production by wind turbine | kWh/yr | 17,626 | Energy sold to Grid | kWh | 63,483 |
Energy purchased from Grid | kWh | 24,554 | Levelised COE | £/kWh | 0.029 |
Component | Initial Capital | Replacement | O&M | Fuel | Salvage | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 kW Wind Turbine | 16,000 | 0 | 1278 | 0 | 0 | 17,278 |
Lead Acid Battery | 300 | 208 | 127 | 0 | −28 | 608 |
Flat plate PV | 46,509 | 0 | 5945 | 0 | 0 | 52,455 |
Inverter | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −0.85 | 14 |
Grid | 0 | 0 | −23,312 | 0 | 0 | −23,312 |
System | 62,820 | 213 | −15,961 | 0 | −28 | 47,044 |
Quantity | Units | Hybrid System | Grid |
---|---|---|---|
Carbon Dioxide | kg/yr | −24,603 | 38,129 |
Sulfur Dioxide | kg/yr | −107 | 165 |
Nitrogen Oxides | kg/yr | −52.2 | 80.8 |
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Mukherjee, S.; Asthana, A. Techno-Economic Feasibility of a Hybrid Power Generation System for Developing Economies. Proceedings 2017, 1, 693. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings1070693
Mukherjee S, Asthana A. Techno-Economic Feasibility of a Hybrid Power Generation System for Developing Economies. Proceedings. 2017; 1(7):693. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings1070693
Chicago/Turabian StyleMukherjee, Sanjay, and Abhishek Asthana. 2017. "Techno-Economic Feasibility of a Hybrid Power Generation System for Developing Economies" Proceedings 1, no. 7: 693. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings1070693
APA StyleMukherjee, S., & Asthana, A. (2017). Techno-Economic Feasibility of a Hybrid Power Generation System for Developing Economies. Proceedings, 1(7), 693. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings1070693