Design of a PV/Wind Hybrid Power Generation System for Ayitepa Community in Ghana

Martin Akuffo Paintsil; Felix Koney Okpoti; Joseph Cudjoe Attachie; Augustine Mbeah

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Design of a PV/Wind Hybrid Power Generation System for Ayitepa Community in Ghana

Martin Akuffo Paintsil, Felix Koney Okpoti, Joseph Cudjoe Attachie, Augustine Mbeah

Published in American Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems (Volume 11, Issue 6)

Received: 26 October 2022 Accepted: 14 November 2022 Published: 29 November 2022

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The provision of universal access to electricity is the ultimate aim of many governments worldwide. This goal is however not easily attained, especially in Sub-Saharan African countries and across many developing nations due to the lack of capital, sufficient generation capacity to meet growing loads, aged or dilapidated transmission and distribution infrastructure, high supply costs, coupled with the weak financial position of utilities and their inability to recover revenue from low-income households as well as high line losses. In this paper, a PV-Wind-Battery hybrid renewable energy system is designed to meet the energy needs of Ayitepa, a typical fishing and farming community located within the Ningo-Prampram district, about 63 km from the capital Accra with a population of 1,375 people, residing within 194 households in 138 houses. The community’s daily electrical load was estimated to be 100 kW, with a cumulative daily primary load of 180 kWh/d consisting of residential, commercial, and industrial loads such as houses, schools, flour mills, a health clinic, and cold stores. HOMER software was used to perform analysis to determine the optimum hybrid renewable energy system configuration for the community. It was observed that the configuration comprising a battery bank (3,050 kWh), converter (66 kW), PV (180 kW), and wind turbine (50 kW) was the best configuration sizing required to meet Ayitepa’s load. The hybrid system LCOE and NPC was estimated at $0.405/kWh and $1,825,558.00 respectively. Also, the hybrid system had an initial capital cost of $957,800.00. The operating cost associated with this hybrid system was about $46,938/yr. These costs, however, reduced with increasing capital subsidy.

Published in	American Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems (Volume 11, Issue 6)
DOI	10.11648/j.epes.20221106.11
Page(s)	108-117
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Hybrid Renewable Energy System, HOMER Software, Converter, Battery Bank, Distribution System, Electrical Load

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Martin Akuffo Paintsil, Felix Koney Okpoti, Joseph Cudjoe Attachie, Augustine Mbeah. (2022). Design of a PV/Wind Hybrid Power Generation System for Ayitepa Community in Ghana. American Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems, 11(6), 108-117. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.epes.20221106.11

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Martin Akuffo Paintsil; Felix Koney Okpoti; Joseph Cudjoe Attachie; Augustine Mbeah. Design of a PV/Wind Hybrid Power Generation System for Ayitepa Community in Ghana. Am. J. Electr. Power Energy Syst. 2022, 11(6), 108-117. doi: 10.11648/j.epes.20221106.11

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Martin Akuffo Paintsil, Felix Koney Okpoti, Joseph Cudjoe Attachie, Augustine Mbeah. Design of a PV/Wind Hybrid Power Generation System for Ayitepa Community in Ghana. Am J Electr Power Energy Syst. 2022;11(6):108-117. doi: 10.11648/j.epes.20221106.11

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Martin Akuffo Paintsil

Electricity Company of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
Felix Koney Okpoti

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Regional Maritime University, Accra, Ghana
Joseph Cudjoe Attachie

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Mines and Technology, Tarkwa, Ghana
Augustine Mbeah

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Regional Maritime University, Accra, Ghana

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Martin Akuffo Paintsil; Felix Koney Okpoti; Joseph Cudjoe Attachie; Augustine Mbeah. Design of a PV/Wind Hybrid Power Generation System for Ayitepa Community in Ghana. Am. J. Electr. Power Energy Syst. 2022, 11(6), 108-117. doi: 10.11648/j.epes.20221106.11

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Martin Akuffo Paintsil, Felix Koney Okpoti, Joseph Cudjoe Attachie, Augustine Mbeah. Design of a PV/Wind Hybrid Power Generation System for Ayitepa Community in Ghana. Am J Electr Power Energy Syst. 2022;11(6):108-117. doi: 10.11648/j.epes.20221106.11

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