HOMER Based Optimal Sizing of a PV/Diesel/Battery Hybrid System for a Laboratory Facility

Abstract

The increase in demand of electricity throughout the world and depleting fossil fuel have proved to be a hurdle in the path of development. In addition environmental aspects of fossil fuel would make the existence of civilisation a difficult task. The design of renewable energy sources have gained much significance in reducing the dependency on fossil fuel. Multiple methods have been utilised for obtaining a feasible combination of renewables. Present work studies one such design optimised by HOMER for a lab facility (at NERIST) Nirjuli, India. The chosen location has sufficient solar energy, trapping off this resource would help in solving power issues. Various cases of interlinking of energy sources are considered and their respective expectancy in terms of meeting up of loads, cost, carbon dioxide emissions and fuel consumption have been observed.