Hybrid Photovoltaic-Wind system as power solution for network operators in the D.R.Congo

Abstract

Escalating diesel prices and to a lesser extent a desire to reduce global warming gasses, have caused most mobile operators to seriously start looking at alternatives to standard diesel electric set on remote sites. This paper investigates the possibility of using a hybrid Photovoltaic-Wind power system to supply Base Transceiver Station load in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Hybrid system has been sized using “The most unfavourable month method”. The simulation are performed using the Hybrid Optimization Model for Electric Renewable (HOMER), with wind speed, the solar radiation and the system components costs and technical data as inputs; and then compared with those of a diesel generation‥