Title :
Solar/wind/diesel hybrid energy systems for remote areas
Author :
Nayar, C.V. ; Lawrance, W.B. ; Phillips, S.J.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Curtin Univ. of Technol., Bentley, WA, Australia
Abstract :
The economics associated with the major system components for remote-area power supplies is discussed, and a detailed description of the various system configurations is given. The discussion covers diesel generators, battery storage, inverters, photovoltaic and wind-powered generators. Series, switched and parallel hybrid systems are considered. Results and conclusions based on tests carried out at Murdoch University Energy Research Institute are included
Keywords :
diesel-electric generators; economics; energy storage devices; invertors; photovoltaic power systems; wind power plants; battery storage; diesel generators; economics; hybrid energy systems; inverters; parallel hybrid systems; photovoltaic generator; power supplies; remote areas; series hybrid systems; solar energy; switched hybrid systems; wind-powered generators; Alternators; Batteries; Costs; Diesel engines; Fuel economy; Hybrid power systems; Inverters; Power generation economics; Power system economics; Power system reliability;
Conference_Titel :
Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 1989. IECEC-89., Proceedings of the 24th Intersociety
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
DOI :
10.1109/IECEC.1989.74751
