Title :
A hybrid energy system for a household in northern part of India
Author :
Agarwal, Natasha ; Chakrabarti, S.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Technol., Kurukshetra, India
Abstract :
This paper studies the feasibility of a hybrid energy system for a residential area in the city of Kanpur situated in the northern part of India. Various sources of energy, such as solar photovoltaic, wind energy, fuel cells, and diesel engines are considered for the study. The paper suggests the most cost-effective combination of components for a grid-connected hybrid energy system for the chosen location of study.
Keywords :
diesel engines; fuel cells; hybrid power systems; photovoltaic power systems; power grids; wind power; India; Kanpur city; diesel engines; fuel cells; grid-connected hybrid energy system; household; northern part; residential area; solar photovoltaic; wind energy; Decision support systems;
Conference_Titel :
Sustainable Energy Technologies (ICSET), 2012 IEEE Third International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kathmandu
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1870-0
Electronic_ISBN :
2165-4387
DOI :
10.1109/ICSET.2012.6357422