The following costs can be determined through the shows montl1ly average daily solar irradiation data and

simulation process: clearness index.

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power system where it is 1nandatory to provide so1ne specific
information of the selected region. The specific infor111ation
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load that should be met by the system, solar irradiation for Fig.3 Monthly average solar radiation data
power generation in PV, primary cost of each component
including PV panel> battery, biogas genset> converter , project
lifetime) annual interest rate etc [6]. HOMER simulations
using certain parameters such as solar resource, biomass B. Biomass Resource
resource, load assessment etc are discussed in following Biomass is a non conventional energy source which is
sections . prepared from organic ma terials such as wood products, dried
vegetables, animal wastes, plants etc [7]. It can also a
AC DC sustainable and renewable source of energy. It can be used to
create electricity or other forms of power. The annual average
availability of biomass resource is 8 tons per day. Fig.4 shows
the monthly available biomass feedstock.
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The Hybrid system consists of solar array as the energy
source, biogas generator> battery and converter shown in
fig.2.The converter is bidirectional connected between AC
and DC bus bar .
A. Solar Resource
Solar radiation of any location can be taken from NASA
\Vebsite and solar energy database. Monthly average solar
radiation is 5.04kWh/m2/day. The latitude and longitude
coordit1ates are usually expressed in degree and minute which
is determined as 26°54.7'N and 75°47 .2'E respectively. Fig.3
C. Load Demand Assessment
The important significant considerations of any sustainable
power generation system are the electrical load of the system.
The load becomes an important factor in any power
generation system. The size of any power generating system is
equivalent to peak load requirement in the system. The fig. 5
shows daily load profile. Inour case study we have considered
a remote area where the measure annual consumption is
480.58kWh/day while peak load was 20.02kW.

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