Mechanical Engineering Department, National Research Centre Mechanical Engineering Department, National Research Centre
The goal of this study is to reach the optimal configuration of the PV/ wind/ diesel/ battery hybrid system that is suitable for the site and sufficient to the required electric load. In addition, the study aims to investigate the economic sizing of hybrid energy system consisting of PV modules, wind turbine, batteries and backup generator to supply electricity to a small community in Tor Sinai city. The proposed system supplies the expected electrical loads to a community consisting of 15 families. It also supplies clean potable water using Ultra Violet and Ozone generator technologies for well-water disinfection. The main objective is to obtain the technical design of an optimum hybrid renewable energy system to achieve sustainable development of the remote area in Tor Sinai city. The results revealed that the optimal configuration of the hybrid renewable energy system consists of one wind turbine about 7.5 kW, 10 kW PV panels, diesel generator 2.8 kW and 20 batteries. The net present cost (NPC) is 113, 256 $ and cost of energy (COE) is 0.179 $/kWh of this system. It is considered the lowest NPC and most environmentally friendly system compared to the other configurations.
The discussion was held at the Hall of Multimedia at the Faculty of Engineering, Shubra, Benha University on 20/10/2016 under the title of Investigation Of Th Performance Of Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems the committee of governance and discussion consisted of Mervat Abdel Sattar Badr Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, Engineering Research Division, National Research Center, Prof. Kamal Ahmed Abed, Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, Engineering Research Division, National Research Center, Prof. Mohamed Ahmed Moawad, Professor, Mechanical Power Engineering, Faculty of Engineering. University of Banha Nabil Shafiq Professor, Department of Mechanical Power Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Shubra, Benha University.