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Not enough studies have been done on operating the two most available and renewable energy sources, sun and wind energy, alongside one another. A complementary relationship has been proven to exist between the two energy sources, and more research needs to be carried out in order to take advantage of it. This paper presents an optimal design for a hybrid solar-wind power plant, where several design parameters which are pertinent to the plant’s performance are optimized, such as the number of photovoltaic modules, the wind turbine height, the number of wind turbines, and the turbine rotor diameter. With the goal of minimal design cost, our simulation and sensitivity analysis proves that the plant can reliably deliver energy throughout the year, to meet variable seasonal demand, by taking advantage of the sources’ complementary nature.
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Mousa, K., Diabat, A. (2011). Optimizing the Design of a Hybrid Solar-Wind Power Plant to meet Variable Power Demand. In: Seliger, G., Khraisheh, M., Jawahir, I. (eds) Advances in Sustainable Manufacturing. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20183-7_42
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