SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS OF HYBRIDIZED WIND/PV ENERGY SYSTEM FOR POWERING TELECOMMUNICATION MAST IN LAGOS SOUTH-WEST NIGERIA
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2022-07-22
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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 technoeconomic
operation of hybridized wind/solar system powered by three (3) BTS telecommunication masts.