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ABSTRACT
Energy is vital for sustaining life on earth. Energy was, is and will remain the basic foundation which
determines the stability of economic development any nation. It is needed to increase the quality of life at
present the power shortage is a major hurdle in progress of the nation. Hence there is a need optimally and
economically design and develop all the possible non-conventional energy resources to reduce the void
between supply and demand of electrical power. The detailed study of electrical power systems is a key
element of many curricula in Industrial Technology. The set-up consists of a photo-voltaic solar-cell array, a
mast mounted wind generator, lead-acid storage batteries, etc. This hybrid solar-wind power generating
system is extensively used to illustrate electrical concepts in hands-on laboratories and demonstrations in the
Industrial Technology curriculum. These systems give better reliability, reduce pollution and are a good tool
for the utility for demand side management. In coming years, man will have to increasingly depend on
renewable energy sources. Because of the disadvantages involved in using solar or wind energy individually,
a hybrid system which avoids the individual advantages will become more famous in coming years. Also the
renewable energy equipments will become cheaper and efficient with modern technology.
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INDEX
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I. INTRODUCTION
Around 2 billion people world-wide do not have access to electricity services, of which the main
share in rural areas in developing countries. The fact that rural electricity supply has been regarded as
essential for economic development. It is nowadays a main focus in international development cooperation.
A renewable energy resource is a favorable alternative for rural energy supply. In order to handle their
fluctuating nature, however, hybrid systems can be applied. These systems use different energy generators in
combination, by this maintaining a stable energy supply in times of shortages of one the energy resources.
Main hope attributed to these systems is their good potential for economic development.
Hybrid systems are another approach towards decentralized electrification, basically by combining
the technologies presented above. They can be designed as stand-alone mini-grids or in smaller scale as
household systems. One of the main problems of solar as well as wind energy is the fluctuation of energy
supply, resulting in intermittent delivery of power and causing problems if supply continuity is required.
This can be avoided by the use of hybrid systems which can be defined as “a combination of different, but
complementary energy supply systems at the same place, i.e. .solar cells and wind power plants”
A hybrid energy system consists of two or more energy systems, an energy storage system, power
conditioning equipment and a controller. A hybrid energy system may or may not be connected to the grid.
Examples of energy systems commonly used in hybrid configurations are small wind turbines, photovoltaic
systems, micro hydro, diesel generator, fuel cells, micro turbines, and Stirling engines. Typically batteries
are used for energy storage but other options are flywheels and hydrogen energy storage systems. Power
conditioning equipment consists of one or more of the following: controlled rectifiers, inverters/grid-tie
inverters, charge controllers, and DC-DC converters. The task for the hybrid energy system controller is to
control the interaction of various system components and control power flow within the system to provide a
stable and reliable source of energy. With the wide spread introduction net-metering, the use of small
isolated or grid connected hybrid energy systems is expected to grow tremendously in the near future. A
number of hybrid energy systems in use/ under going testing in various parts of the world. Design of a
hybrid energy system is site specific and it depends upon the resources available and the load demand.
Solar energy and wind energy are two renewable energy sources that can be effectively combined to
produce electrical power by photovoltaics (PV) and wind turbines (WT) respectively. Hybrid PV/WT
systems of several sizes have been developed and interesting results have been extracted from installations
of these compound systems. Considering the application of PV and WT systems on buildings, the use of
small size wind turbines is necessary. These WTs can be of horizontal or vertical axis, must be of low cut -
in wind speed and also aesthetically compatible with the building architecture. PV panels are more flexible
than WTs regarding size and installation requirements and have been already applied successfully in several
buildings.
In this paper we present the concept of the hybrid PVT / WT systems, which combine photovoltaic,
thermal and wind turbine subsystems, aiming to cover effectively electrical and thermal needs of buildings.
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The output from the solar part depends on the incoming solar radiation and is obtained during sunshine. On
the other hand the output of the wind turbine part depends on the wind speed at the location of the
installation and is obtained any time of the day or night that the wind speed is over a lower limit. Therefore
the PVT and WT subsystems can supplement each other, being primarily used to cover building electrical
load and secondary to increase the temperature of the existing thermal storage tank of PVT system by their
surplus electrical energy.
II.DESIGN APPROACHES
Various models based on different approaches have been designed to get the optimum configuration.
These can be classified as follows:
Logistical
Dynamic
A) Logistical Approach:
Logistical models are used primarily for long term performance predictions, component sizing and for
providing input to economic analyses. Generally they can be divided in following three categories:
Time series (or quasi –steady state)
Probabilistic:
Time series + probabilistic:
As the name suggests models in this category are based on the use of a combined time series and statistical
approach.
B) Dynamic Approach :
Dynamic models are used primarily for component design, assessment of system stability and
determination of power quality. They are generally used for hybrid power systems with no storage
capability, or systems with minimal storage such as flywheel. Depending on time step size and number of
modeled components they can be divided into following three categories:
Dynamic Mechanical:
Dynamic Mechanical, steady state electrical model:
Dynamic mechanical and electrical model:
A combined approach of time series probabilistic + dynamic mechanical and electrical model gives the best
performance of a wind solar hybrid system.
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VI. EXISTENCE OF SOLAR WIND HYBRID SYSTEM
A) Solar Energy:
Advantages
1. The main advantage of solar energy is that this energy is free and available in plenty.
2. The equipments used for solar energy are simple in construction, also they require minimum
maintenance.
3. It is pollution free.
4. The solar thermal power plants are feasible in deserts, dry sunny areas where other sources
of energy is not available.
5. Solar p v systems are economical and feasible for remote, stand alone power plants
Disadvantages
1. Solar energy is not in the concentrated form.
2. The capital investment for equipment is more than conventional ones.
3. Efficiency of the plant is less.
4. Low energy density, 0.1 to 1 kW / sq. m
5. Large area covered by solar collectors.
6. Direction of rays changes continuously, also varies during the day, season and with
weather conditions.
7. Energy is not available at night and during cloudy periods.
B) Wind Energy:
Advantages
1. Wind energy is readily available, nonpolluting power system so it has no adverse influence on
environment.
2. Wind energy systems avoid fuel provision and transport.
3. On a small scale, up to a few KW system is less costly. On a large scale costs can be competitive with
conventional electricity and lower costs could be achieved by mass production.
4. It has low operating cost and also can be useful in supplying electric power to remote areas where other
energy sources are scarcely available.
Disadvantages
1. Wind energy available is dilute and fluctuating in nature.
2. Unlike water energy, wind energy needs storage capacity because of its irregularity.
3. Wind energy systems are noisy in operation, a large unit can be heard many kms away.
4. Due to the involvement of the construction of high towers with gear box, generator, couplings, etc., the
wind power system has a relatively high overall weight.
5. Large areas are needed, typically, propellers one to three meters in diameters.
6. Present systems are neither maintenance free nor practically reliable
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7. Wind power plants can be located only in the vast open areas in locations of favorable wind.Such
locations are generally away from load canters.
8. Presently, it is only in one to a few MW range, does not meet the energy needs of large cities and
industries.
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C) Existence of Solar Wind Hybrid Power Plants:
As seen above, there are problems in utilizing the solar as well as wind energy efficiently. In order to
overcome these problems, concept of ‘hybrid power plant’ is introduced. In this both solar and wind power
plants are used so that their disadvantages are reduced to a considerable amount.
As we know that sun is available in the day only, energy is not available during night from sun
whereas wind energy is available throughout the day and its capacity increases in the nights. Here when sun
is not available wind energy comes to play and vice-versa. Thus hybrid power plants are more useful than
individual ones and therefore they are extensively used nowadays.
Centralized Wind-Solar Hybrid System Solar Array of Centralized Wind-Solar Hybrid System at St. Martins Island of Bay of Bengal
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IX.CONCLUSION
Obviously, a complete hybrid power system of this nature may be expensive and too labor intensive
for many Industrial Technology Departments. However, many of the same benefits could be gleaned from
having some subset of the system, for example a PV panel, batteries, and an inverter, or even just a PV panel
and a DC motor. The enhancements to instruction, especially in making electrical power measurements more
physical, intuitive, and real-world are substantial and the costs and labor involved in some adaptation of the
ideas in this paper to a smaller scale setup are reasonable. The use of solar and wind hybrid power
generation is an especially vivid and relevant choice for students of Industrial Technology as these are
power sources of technological, political, and economic importance in their state. The key elements of this
test bed concept presented in this paper are two or more renewable power sources connected to a power grid
with complex electrical interactions.
In coming years, man will have to increasingly depend on renewable energy sources. Because of the
disadvantages involved in using solar or wind energy individually, a hybrid system which avoids the
individual advantages will become more famous in coming years. Also the renewable energy equipments
will become cheaper and efficient with modern technology.
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