Design and optimization of Stand Alone/Grid

Connected Hybrid System(Wind/Solar/Diesel

Generator) for rural/Remote Areas of Pakistan
Presented By: Muhammad Haseeb Nawaz

Supervisor: Dr. Kafait Ullah

Co-Supervisor: Engr. Rashid Wazir Malik

GEC Members: Dr. Hassan Abdullah Khalid

Dr. Kashif Imran

U.S.-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy, NUST

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Outline
►Introduction
►Literature Review
►Objectives
►Expected Outcomes
►Recent Work Done
►Future Work
►Future Activities Timeline
►Research Funds

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Introduction

►Hybrid Power Systems

• Why Hybrid Systems
• Design and optimization

Fig 1: Layout of Hybrid (Wind/Solar/Diesel Gen) system

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Literature Review
Sr. Research Outcome
No. Reference

1 A Comparison of Renewable Energy Technologies Using • PV standalone system is Mohd Sufian

Two Simulation Softwares: Homer and Retscreen preferable to be installed in Ramli et al.
Malaysia compared to wind (2017)
standalone system
• PV-wind standalone system
is more feasible
2 Techno Economic Evaluation of Off-grid Hybrid Solar-Wind • PV-Wind Hybrid System is Akash
Power System for Village Malo Bheel,Tharparkar Sindh More Feasible Meghwar et
Pakistan • Minimal storage al.
requirement (2017)
3 Techno-Economic Analysis of Hybrid System • Wind energy can be Irfan Khan
(PV/Wind/Diesel Generator/Grid) for Domestic Consumers reliable for hybrid systems Niazi et al.
in Balochistan (Nokkundi & Ormara) • Hybrid system is better than (2015)
single-source system
4 Review of recent trends in optimization techniques for • Hybrid optimization Sunanda
solar photovoltaic-wind based hybrid energy systems techniques are found best Sinha, S.S.
than single optimization Chandel
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Literature Review (Continued)
Sr. Research Outcome
No. Reference
5 Grid connected hybrid power system design using • Grid-connected hybrid Md.Nurunna
HOMER system is more efficient and bi, N.K. Roy
economic than traditional (2015)
hybrid system for the same
load

6 Economic Analysis of a Small Hybrid Power • Grid connected solar PV M. Faraz

System Khenjar Lake, Sindh and two wind turbines et al
based system is more (2015)
feasible for selected area
7 Economic and Technical study of Hybrid system • PV/Wind Hybrid system is Nadeem
(PV/Wind) Electrification for rural area of Tharparkar feasible for site Ahmed et al.
district, Sindh using HOMER software (2016)
8 Optimal Economic Analysis of Hybrid Renewable • (PV/Wind/Diesel Gen) Kamal Joshi
Energy System for Pithoragarh Hybrid system is more et al.
suitable with Battery Backup (2016)
• Can Be Operated as off
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 Objectives
►To acquire and refining of Data

►To analyze Hybrid (Wind/PV/Diesel Gen) using HOMER Pro

► To analyze Hybrid (Wind/PV/Diesel Gen) using RETScreen

►To analyze and compare the results obtained from both hybrid modeling
tools

►To perform the techno-economic analysis of suggested hybrid systems

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Expected Outcomes
►Suitable Site Identification and Energy resources

►Comparative analysis of both Hybrid modeling tools would result in

reduced prediction error and result in more conversant decision

►Designed and optimized hybrid (Wind/Solar/Diesel Gen)models

would be technically and financially feasible for selected areas

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Recent Work Done
►Literature Review

►Study About Hybrid Modeling Tools

►Selection of Suitable Hybrid Modeling Tools

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Future Work at NUST
►Design and optimization of Hybrid(Wind/Solar/Diesel Gen) models
using HOMER Pro

►Design and optimization of Hybrid(Wind/Solar/Diesel Gen) models

using RETScreen

►Financial & Technical analysis of Hybrid (Wind/Solar/Diesel Gen)

System

►Comparison of Results By Both Modeling tools

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 Future Activities Timeline

Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17 Jul-17 Aug-17

Literature Review

Data Collection

Forecasting of Wind Speed

Forecasting of Solar Radiation

Research title Defence

Research Exchange to ASU

Design and Optimization of Hybrid

Systems

Financial Analysis and Thesis

Writing

Thesis Defence

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Funds
►Funds approval in process for the purchase of:

• HOMER Pro
• RETScreen Expert

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