Open AccessPhotovoltaic Potential Analysis - Fuel Cell Hybrid Energy System for General-Purpose Building of Laboratory and Offices Using HOMER Software
Author(s) -
Sivachandran R. Perumal,
Faizal Baharum,
Mohd Nasrun Mohd Nawi,
Mohd Faizal Omar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of advanced research in fluid mechanics and thermal sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.247
H-Index - 13
ISSN - 2289-7879
DOI - 10.37934/arfmts.84.2.6381
Subject(s) - photovoltaic system , capital cost , renewable energy , grid , tariff , automotive engineering , software , hybrid system , rooftop photovoltaic power station , fuel cells , computer science , reliability engineering , engineering , electrical engineering , maximum power point tracking , operating system , voltage , business , geometry , mathematics , inverter , machine learning , chemical engineering , international trade
This paper presents a performance analysis of the potential study in complementing grid utility supply with the renewable energy system. A general-purpose building consisting of office and laboratory facility has been chosen as a test case with a hybrid system of fuel cell and solar photovoltaic cells installed in addition to the existing grid power supply. HOMER simulation software was used to run the simulations, and the results showed that only the photovoltaic system is more economical to be integrated into the system. Cost-saving from the feed-in-tariff point of view was observed spanning over several years after the initial capital cost was returned.