71. PV/Wind Installation: Powered Rural Zone Family House in Bechar (Algeria)

In the development of energy sources in rural regions in Algeria, it is necessary to view the use of solar and wind energy in all applications as one of the most promising new and renewable energy sources. This paper presents the methodology of the feasibility study using hybrid (wind-solar) energy conversion system for providing the electrical loads in a family house according to their energy requirements. A long-term data of wind speed and solar radiation for every hour of the day were used. These data were used to calculate the average power generated by a PV/wind installation for every hour of a typical day in a month. A load of a typical family house in a rural zone in Sahara of Algeria (desert area) was used as a load demand of the system. The hybrid (wind-solar) system considered in the present analysis consists of one 1 kW wind energy conversion system (WECS), 125 W of (10) BP photovoltaic panels together with battery storage system. A computer program has been developed to achieve this and to determine the specification of hybrid system component. The study was performed using a graphical user interface programmed in MATLAB/Simulink environment.