Design and Implementation of a Hybrid Solar-Wind-Biomass Renewable Energy System considering Meteorological Conditions with the Power System Performances

Abstract

This paper presents a performance evaluation of an off-grid PV-wind-biomass hybrid energy system for a remote area named Kuakata in Bangladesh considering dispatch strategy-based control, power system response, and reliability analysis-based stability and feasibility study. The simulation and optimization of operations of the system have been done by the HOMER software using the real-time field data of solar radiation, wind speed, and biomass of that particular area for ensuring economical and environmental feasibility offering the least net present cost (NPC), cost of energy (COE), and CO2 emission. The result shows that NPC has been reduced by 88 percent, CO2 emissions have been reduced by 99 percent, the operating cost has been lowered by 99 percent, and COE has been reduced by 92 percent than another available work. Besides, in comparison to traditional power sources, COE has been reduced by 40 percent, NPC has been lowered by 90 percent, and CO2 emissions have been reduced by 99 percent. The proposed system has also been analyzed utilizing DIgSILENT PowerFactory software to find the power system responses, i.e., active, reactive powers, voltage, and frequency responses of the proposed microgrid in a per unit fashion on the occurrence of a three-phase fault. To establish the feasibility of the microgrid, a reliability study considering different reliability indices has also been done. The analyzed hybrid energy system might be applicable to other regions of the world where there are similar climatic conditions.