Design and Development of A Hybrid Electric Power System: Wind and Solar

Abstract

One of the factors for determining the development of any nation/community is its illumination. Due to the irregular nature of power supply in Nigeria, there is the need to look into an alternative, reliable and efficient source of power. The main aim of this work is Rural/Urban Electrification by means of hybrid system that comprises the wind and the solar energy that must also be able to save power. The system will include the Rotor blade, yaw shaft with cable, Tail pole, Tail wind, Generator, Rectifier/inverter, controller, solar panel, Battery, Tower. Our target is to design a viable wind turbine that is solid enough to be mounted on tower tops with the advantage of less noise, easy installation and maintenance, and responds to the wind from every direction. The wind turbine designed is to generate electricity that is sufficient domestic use. This project places emphasis on the electrification of rural/urban areas where load shedding is still done to meet the demand of such areas with minimum cost.