ABSTRACT
This thesis presents a comprehensive Modeling
and Performance Evaluation of Hybrid Solar-Wind power generation with especial
attention on the effect of environmental changes on the system. Unlike fossil
fuels, renewable energy sources posses inherited intermittent nature that
limits their stable power supply, but by combining two or more renewable
sources to form a hybrid unit, the individual limitations are over come since
they can complement each other. Also, the main problem ofrenewable Hybrid
system is optimal sizing; over sized system is uneconomical while under sized
can lead to failure of power supply or insufficient power delivery. However, in
order to select an optimum combination for hybrid renewable energy system to
meet the load demand, the modeling and performance evaluation of the individual
components of a Hybrid Solar-Wind energy system as well as the entire system
was carried out in this work using mechanistic method in which the physical
laws and theories of the individual subsystems of the system under study were
analyzed considering their individual mathematical models. More so, results
from the simulation of a 37.8V solar module shows that changes in irradiance
and temperature affect greatly the power output ofthe PV module for both ideal
and non-ideal single diode models, while changes in wind speed affects the
output power of the 1575W wind turbine under study. Also, the use of Boost
Converter to step-up the 37.8Vdc output of the solar panel to a usable level of
llOVdc proved successful at 0.66 duty cycle. In addition, the Hybrid Solar-Wind
power system results show a geometrical increase in power output when compared
to the individual subsystems. The hybrid performance evaluation under different
varying environmental factors shows that increase in irradiance and wind
velocity has a more significant impact on the hybrid system than temperature
changes
CHIKEZIE, M (2023). Modeling and Performance Evaluation of Hybrid Solar-Wind Power Generation:- Emeghara, Chikezie M.. Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Nov 23, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/modeling-and-performance-evaluation-of-hybrid-solar-wind-power-generation-emeghara-chikezie-m-7-2
MESHAK, CHIKEZIE. "Modeling and Performance Evaluation of Hybrid Solar-Wind Power Generation:- Emeghara, Chikezie M." Mouau.afribary.org. Mouau.afribary.org, 07 Dec. 2023, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/modeling-and-performance-evaluation-of-hybrid-solar-wind-power-generation-emeghara-chikezie-m-7-2. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
MESHAK, CHIKEZIE. "Modeling and Performance Evaluation of Hybrid Solar-Wind Power Generation:- Emeghara, Chikezie M.". Mouau.afribary.org, Mouau.afribary.org, 07 Dec. 2023. Web. 23 Nov. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/modeling-and-performance-evaluation-of-hybrid-solar-wind-power-generation-emeghara-chikezie-m-7-2 >.
MESHAK, CHIKEZIE. "Modeling and Performance Evaluation of Hybrid Solar-Wind Power Generation:- Emeghara, Chikezie M." Mouau.afribary.org (2023). Accessed 23 Nov. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/modeling-and-performance-evaluation-of-hybrid-solar-wind-power-generation-emeghara-chikezie-m-7-2