SELECTION, TECHNO-ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS OF OFF-GRID POWER SYSTEM FOR APPLICATION IN A NIGERIAN UNIVERSITY BUILDING

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CHIDIEBERE DIYOKE
THOMAS OKECHUKWU ONAH
OKWUCHUKWU INNOCENT ANI

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The electricity mix and access duration in Nigerian educational institutions is poor. This paper presents analysis of the off-grid optimal energy systems (OES) for serving a Nigerian university building load. The feasible system for serving the demand load of 250kWh/day for the building is a hybrid power system consisting of a 75kW rated solar PV, 40kW biogas engine and a 30 number 1kWh battery bank storage operating with a 33.6kW converter. The OES’s COE and NPC are 0.253$/kWh and $175219.7 respectively. Scenario analysis outcomes indicate that the building OES varies with load and resource potential.

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DIYOKE, C., ONAH, T. O., & ANI, O. I. (2023). SELECTION, TECHNO-ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS OF OFF-GRID POWER SYSTEM FOR APPLICATION IN A NIGERIAN UNIVERSITY BUILDING. Journal of Engineering Studies and Research, 29(2), 26-36. Retrieved from https://jesr.ub.ro/index.php/1/article/view/379
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CHIDIEBERE DIYOKE

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, PMB 01660 Enugu, Nigeria

THOMAS OKECHUKWU ONAH

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, PMB 01660 Enugu, Nigeria

OKWUCHUKWU INNOCENT ANI

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, PMB 01660 Enugu, Nigeria