IV. Conclusion:
In this research work, a rural school named “Baje Fulchari Government
Primary School” located in a remote area Baje Fulchari village of
Bangladesh is considered and for this location the performance of a
solar PV-wind-battery based hybrid renewable energy system with a backup
diesel generator is evaluated using HOMER. From the simulation result
the COE is found $0.125/kWh and the NPC is found USD 6,191. Both of the
costs are less than conventional fuel based grid system. Moreover the
proposed system is renewable energy based. It has less GHG emission
compared to the conventional fossil fuel based power plants. The system
proposed in this study can successfully supply the demand of the
considered site with 10.468 kWh per day with 3.3 kW peak load. The most
optimized system for the location is found from the simulation is a
solar PV-battery based system with diesel generator backup. Though while
simulation wind turbine was considered but according to the result, for
the proposed location wind turbine is not the most optimized choice. In
this study the problem of electricity in a remote location of the
country has been solved successfully. The system proposed can not only
successfully satisfy the demand of the considered location but also for
locations with similar meteorological condition having the same load
profile. So this study can be very much beneficial in determining the
feasibility of such a system in a location similar to this. From this
study it can be found that the proposed system will be economically
beneficial than the extension of conventional grid as the area is
remote. Further study can be done with more accurate data like measured
resources value, ratings of equipment etc. and sensitivity analysis.
Acknowledgment: This research work has been completed by the
self-funded sources of the author.
Conflict of Interest disclosure statement: All the authors
declaring that they do not have any conflict of interest regarding this
research paper