This paper investigates the techno-economic analysis of standalone PV/wind hybrid system for remote household in North East (NE) region of India, where grid connectivity is not a feasible option. HOMER simulation software is used for sizing, optimization, and to perform the economical analysis of the hybrid system. Sensitivity analysis is carried out with solar radiation data, wind speed data, cost of PV and wind system for a 1 kW PV/wind hybrid system. The analysis is made on the assumption of an annual peak, scaled annual average, and the average load of 694 W, 3.95 kWh/day, and 0.165 kW, respectively, for a remote household. The optimal sizing, cost of electricity (COE), battery profile, and converter profile of PV/wind hybrid system for different NE states are presented in this paper. The outcome of this study shows that COE for the NE states is found to be in the range of 0.271–0.510 $/kWh, which is a acceptable margin and a hybrid PV/wind system will go a long way in addressing the shortage of power faced by a large section of the population on daily basis in the rural areas of the aforementioned region.
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April 17 2015
Techno-economic analysis of standalone photovoltaic/wind hybrid system for application in isolated hamlets of North-East India
S. Bhakta;
S. Bhakta
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1Department of Electrical Engineering,
National Institute of Technology Silchar
, Assam 788010, India
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V. Mukherjee;
V. Mukherjee
2Department of Electrical Engineering,
Indian School of Mines
, Dhanbad, Jharkhand 826004, India
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B. Shaw
B. Shaw
1Department of Electrical Engineering,
National Institute of Technology Silchar
, Assam 788010, India
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J. Renewable Sustainable Energy 7, 023126 (2015)
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Received:
August 20 2014
Accepted:
April 10 2015
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S. Bhakta, V. Mukherjee, B. Shaw; Techno-economic analysis of standalone photovoltaic/wind hybrid system for application in isolated hamlets of North-East India. J. Renewable Sustainable Energy 1 March 2015; 7 (2): 023126. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4918792
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