SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS OF HYBRIDIZED WIND/PV ENERGY SYSTEM FOR POWERING TELECOMMUNICATION MAST IN LAGOS SOUTH-WEST NIGERIA

O. Olaogun; A. A. Lawal; A. J. Adeyi; O. Adeyi; A. D. Ogunsola; M. O. Ibiwoye; A. A. Adegbola

O. Olaogun Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kwara State University, Malete, Kwara State
A. A. Lawal Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, P.M.B.4000, Ogbomoso, Oyo State. Nigeria.
A. J. Adeyi Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, P.M.B.4000, Ogbomoso, Oyo State. Nigeria.
O. Adeyi Department of Chemical Engineering, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, P.M.B 7267, Umudike Abia State, Nigeria
A. D. Ogunsola Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, P.M.B.4000, Ogbomoso, Oyo State. Nigeria.
M. O. Ibiwoye Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kwara State University, Malete, Kwara State
A. A. Adegbola Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, P.M.B.4000, Ogbomoso, Oyo State. Nigeria.

Keywords: Micro-grid, Hybridized, Renewable energy, Homer, masts, telecommunication

Abstract

Power delivery micro-grid of hybridized wind and solar system installations keep growing worldwide. There is a great economic advantage in the use of cleaner renewable energy for power generation in the telecommunication industries, especially in remote areas. This studyanalyses the effect of three wind speed fluctuationsor levels on a hybridizedwind energy system’s electricity production for a typical three (3) BTS telecommunication mast using Hybrid Optimization Model for Energy Resources (HOMER)PRO software in Lagos south-western Nigeria as a case study. The economic implication of energy at the different wind speed levels investigated was also derived. From the obtained results, a wind speed of 4, 4.22, and 5 m/s gave an annual electric production of 39,950, 39,050, and 39,250 kWh and energy cost of 195, 192, and ₦175, respectively. This result is useful for the techno-economic operation of hybridized wind/solar system powered by three (3) BTS telecommunication masts.