Design and operational experience of powering base transceiver station in Indonesia by using a hybrid power system

摘要

The design of small hybrid power system for powering base transceiver station (BTS) is described in this paper. The energy for powering the BTS is obtained by using a combination of wind power, solar cell, and utility line. The sizing method for this kind of hybrid power supply is proposed. In order to verify the proposed design method, a pilot project of powering a 4000-Watt BTS is implemented. Operational experience of this kind hybrid power supply is reported in this paper. It is found that a hybrid approach is useful to reduce the cost of powering BTS in remote areas.