Integration of Solar and Wind Energy to Generate Electrical Energy by Applying Engineering Thermodynamics

摘要

Developing nations, like India, historically has been dependent upon fossilfuel basedpower generation at large to meet their primary energy requirements, which indeed is a environmentally pernicious way of power generation. Against this back drop, thework dwells upon the exploring the possibility of power generation at high voltage by some other non conventional cost economic eco-friendly technique like harnessing energy from the Sun and Wind in conjunction and in an integrated manner which could bean elixir. The rationale behind the engineering design is to generate electric power by using the principles of thermodynamics. The design has a novel advantage over conventional solar cells or windmills due to operational flexibility in both odd and even weather conditions, better grid inertia, harnessing two energy sources simultaneously in a single stand alone installation, feeble hazard from dust, low power tariffs, high Plant Load Factor (PLF), efficient Transmission & Distribution (T & D) network, etc.