Downloads provided by UsageCounts
Almost all developing countries are facing severe energy crisis, which is affecting their economy from several years. Most of remote areas have no access or limited access to grid, while grid extension is expensive and time consuming option. Generation from renewable sources at load center is a viable option, but huge investment and intermittency are the main constraints in implementing renewable base projects. By integrating different renewables can minimize cost and enhance reliability of distributed renewable systems. This paper mainly emphasizes on the optimization of hybrid renewable power systems having solar PV, biomass and micro-hydro with and without energy storage for a village in district Mardan, KP, Pakistan using Homer. Solar irradiance data is taken from National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), hydro resource data from local irrigation department and biomass resource data from world bank biomass atlas. We have performed the techno-economic analysis of two different hybrid renewable power systems with unidirectional and bidirectional three phase converters. We have compared net present cost (NPC) and levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) of two models which justifies that system consist of PV, micro-hydro and biomass with battery storage is more economical and reliable.
Solar PV, Micro Hydro, Biomass, Net Present Cost, Cost of Electricity, Homer
Solar PV, Micro Hydro, Biomass, Net Present Cost, Cost of Electricity, Homer
| selected citations These citations are derived from selected sources. This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | 0 | |
| popularity This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network. | Average | |
| influence This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | Average | |
| impulse This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network. | Average |
| views | 6 | |
| downloads | 4 |

Views provided by UsageCounts
Downloads provided by UsageCounts