Research Article
Prospects of Wind-Diesel Generator-Battery Hybrid Power System: A Feasibility Study in Algeria
Table 2
Optimization results.
| Options | Gr kW | Whisper 200 | Battery | Converter kW | Initial cost ($) | Operating cost ($) | Total NPC ($) | COE $/kWh | Renewable fraction (%) | Diesel (l/yr) | Gr (h/yr) |
| W-Gr-B | 1.3 | 1 | 6 | 1.3 | 14,318 | 410 | 19,561 | 1.205 | 93 | 56 | 131 | Gr-B | 1.3 | | 3 | 1.3 | 5,277 | 1,147 | 19,944 | 1.228 | 0 | 590 | 1,376 | W-Gr | 1.3 | 1 | | 1.3 | 13,193 | 2,309 | 42,706 | 2.63 | 0.53 | 1,053 | 5,134 | Gr | 1.3 | | | | 1,950 | 3,597 | 47,932 | 2.952 | 0 | 1,803 | 8,759 |
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Gr: diesel generator; B: battery; W: wind.
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