Analysis of a solar PV/battery/DG set-based hybrid system for a typical telecom load: a case study

Abstract

This paper analyses the technical and economic feasibility of using a hybrid renewable energy source for a typical telecom load in the state of Qatar. The hybrid system considered in this work consists of a solar photovoltaic with storage battery and diesel generator set. For this particular hybrid system, the meteorological data of solar irradiance in Doha city (latitude 25.15 ° North and longitude 51.33 ° East) are taken from NASA surface meteorology and solar energy websites. The solar irradiance in Doha is 5.33 kWh/m²/day on an annual average scale. The data are also taken through the study of load consumption of Qatar telecommunication hybrid power system. The system is designed and its techno-economic analysis is carried out using the Hybrid Optimization Model for Electrical Renewable software. The results show both technical and economic viability of replacing the conventional DG sets with the proposed renewable energy source.

Keywords:

• hybrid system
• DG
• PV
• HOMER
• techno-economic

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

Funding

This publication was made possible by UREP [grant number 07-100-2-026], from the Qatar National Research Fund (a member of The Qatar Foundation) and with kind support of A. El-Saafin and M.J. Rahman of Texas University Qatar. The statements made herein are solely the responsibility of the authors.