Solar-Wind Hybrid Power System Analysis Using Homer for Duhok, Iraq

摘要

The government of Iraq recently joined the Paris Climate Agreement, it has now begun to encourage the participation of small and large consumers to generate electricity from renewable energy resources. This article analyses a hybrid solar-wind electrical system for Duhok city northern part of Iraq to know the feasibility of this system compared to the local electrical network. Firstly, an access to solar and wind resources have been ensured for Duhok. For evaluation and optimization study, both stand-alone (off-grid) and grid connecting (on-grid) systems taken into consideration to be optimized. HOMER is a software application employed to perform the power and cost analysis based on wind speed, solar irradiance and load profile. According to the numerous configurations. Simulation outcomes have been shown that the on-grid hybrid solar-wind energy system at Duhok site is most cost-effective than off-grid design for the same load, also it is better cost efficient than Duhok residential power grid, as our system cost unit COE is (0.0109 $kWh) while Duhok residential electricity COE is 0.1$kWh.