Standalone hybrid generation system for the remote area of Thar, Pakistan
predetermined optimum value. For high wind speeds the wind turbine is controlled to maintain the
aerodynamic power produced by the wind turbine either by pitch control or by generator load control.
The same principle will be adopted in the system proposed in this report for the wind turbine and will
also include the Maximum power point tracking (MPPT) for the PV panel to extract the maximum
energy falling on the panels, this will be make the system power electronics more complicated but the
efficiency of the system can be increased by 30-40% and also in all the new system MPPT technology
is used as it significantly increases the efficiency of the system with little increase in the capital cost
of the system which in long run make the system economical [6].
A case study reported in [7] describes a cost-effective power supply solution in a remote area in
Tunisia. The climate of Tunisia, located in North Africa, well suited to the use of solar energy. There
are many small, remote locations in Tunisia that rely on diesel generators for electric power, as grid
extension is not economically feasible. The cost of running these generators can be quite expensive
when accounting for the transportation costs and efficiency of diesel generators during off-peak
periods. As a result, a hybrid solar power with battery storage-based power system was considered for
continuous power supply in this area. It has been shown that the power generation cost of hybrid a
solar and battery storage system is $240.65 per MWh, whereas a diesel generator based power supply
system costs about $289.1 per MWh. In favorable wind conditions, wind turbine-based hybrid power
systems can offer a cheaper solution compared with solar energy based hybrid renewable power
supply .