Feasibility of Standalone Hybrid Renewable Energy System for Indian Rural Society

-The paper presents the viability of domestic standalone Photovoltaic (PV) hybrid systems in Indian rural areas. The standalone supply system powered by single nonconventional sources such as solar, wind turbines or tidal face unpopularity due to the inconsistency and undependable variance in their source throughout the day/year. The above drawbacks can be addressed by combining minimum of two renewable energy sources to form a hybrid power system offering reliable and uninterrupted supply to remote sites. The different PV hybrid systems available are analysed and a comparative study is presented in this paper. The paper discusses the economic feasibility and load management in systems comprising of PV wind, PV diesel and PV fuel cell using SIMULINK. Keywords-Arrays, fuel cells, hybrid power systems, load management, photovoltaic systems, solar energy and turbines