Hybrid Energy Advantages

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The wind and solar energy are omnipresent, freely available, and environmental friendly. The wind energy systems may not be technically viable at all sites because of low wind speeds and being more unpredictable than solar energy. The combined utilization of these renewable energy sources are therefore becoming increasingly attractive and are being widely used as alternative of oil-produced energy. Economic aspects of these renewable energy technologies are sufficiently promising to include them for rising power generation capability in developing countries. A renewable hybrid energy system consists of two or more energy sources, a power conditioning equipment, a controller and an optional energy storage system. These hybrid energy systems are becoming popular in remote area power generation applications due to advancements in renewable energy technologies and substantial rise in prices of petroleum products. Standalone wind with Solar Photovoltaic is known as the best hybrid combination of all renewable …show more content…

Additionally, the size of battery storage can be reduced, as there is less reliance on one method of power production. Often, when there is no sun, there is plenty of wind.

A Hybrid plant combines Wind, Solar, and hybrid power conditioning unit with a battery as shown in schematic diagram – 1, to supply electricity to remote areas, locations that have relied on conventional fuel may now take advantage of natural energy.

Standard hybrid systems incorporate a suitable capacity wind turbine to produce the bulk of the power. The systems includes 2 to 3 days battery backup to cater for periods with little wind or sun. With the two methods of power production the battery backup will generally last longer than the designed backup period as there will almost certainly be some power input from one of the

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