Makbul A.M. Ramli

Performance Analysis of Hybrid PV/Diesel Energy System in Western Region of Saudi Arabia

The potential implementation of hybrid photovoltaic (PV)/diesel energy system in western region of Saudi Arabia is analyzed in this paper. The solar radiation intensity considered in this study is in the range of 4.15–7.17 kWh/m2/day. The HOMER software is used to perform the technical and economical analysis of the system. Three different system configurations, namely, stand-alone diesel system, and hybrid PV/diesel system with and without battery storage element, will be evaluated and discussed. The analysis will be addressed to the impact of PV penetration and battery storage on energy production, cost of energy, number of operational hours of diesel generators, fuel savings, and reduction of carbon emission for the given configurations. The simulation results indicate that the energy cost of the hybrid PV/diesel/battery system with 15% PV penetration, battery storage of 186.96 MWh, and energy demand of 32,962 MWh/day is

Optimum orientation and tilt angle for estimating performance of photovoltaic modules in western region of Saudi Arabia

0.117/kWh.

Energy production potential and economic viability of grid-connected wind/PV systems at Saudi Arabian coastal areas

This paper analyzes the optimum orientation and tilt angle effects on photovoltaic (PV) module performance in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. This analysis will begin with the description of solar radiation and tilt angle concepts. These concepts are then used to investigate the performance of PV modules by determining the power output while varying the tilt and azimuth angles. Several azimuth and tilt angles have been analyzed for monthly, bimonthly, trimonthly, quarterly, six-monthly, and yearly periods to determine how much power output can be generated and to select the best orientation angles for the PV system. The results indicate that the highest monthly average output power of the PV is 0.225 kW, obtained in June at the 0° tilt surface of the 1-kW PV panel. However, bimonthly, trimonthly, quarterly, six-monthly, and yearly adjustments result in lower power output, with yearly adjustment giving the lowest power. Therefore, the tilt angle should always be adjusted in the shortest time possible in the interest...

Economic analysis of PV/diesel hybrid system with flywheel energy storage

This paper analyzes the electricity production potential and economic viability of grid-connected wind/photovoltaic (PV) energy systems at two coastal cities, Yanbu and Dhahran in Saudi Arabia. First, wind energy is assessed based on the hourly wind speed observation data recorded over the entire year 2013 in the selected locations. Electricity generation potential is estimated using two wind turbines: Vestas V82 and V90 models. The results indicate that both locations have sufficient wind resources for wind turbine operation. Strong wind resources are more common at Dhahran than at Yanbu with wind speeds above 3.5 m/s, accounting for 60.12% of the wind data at Dhahran, which is higher than 51.2% of Yanbu. Grid-connected hybrid systems using Vestas V90 wind turbines had the highest net present cost (NPC) compared with other configurations. The inclusion of battery storage units slightly increases the NPC. Surprisingly, systems with the highest NPC produced the least electricity. In contrast, cheaper V82-b...