| Author | Sutharat Chotikaprakhan |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.ET-97-35 |
| Subject(s) | Solar energy--Thailand--Hybrid systems
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of
Science |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Many location in remote areas are still not provided with electricity form the grid and
may not be provided in the near future due to cost and operational difficulties. The other
option is to use renewable energy systems at the location itself.
Thailand is located in the tropical that provide a good solar insolation and wind
resource to generate sizable electricity for rural community. The study deals with the
investigation on feasibility of renewable energy hybrid system in Thailand in term of PV /wind
combination base on the simulation by Hybrid2 model. The Hybrid2 simulation program
developed by NREL has been validated with only one data set so far. In order to establish its
capability and the difficulties of this model, two different data sets were used. The data at the
AIT Solar House was obtained for 10 minute data step during 12 days, while the data at
Sukothai was of 5 minute data step for 6 days. The simulation results and the experimental
performance were compared and the discrepancies noted.
After establishing the model capability, a feasibility on the renewable energy hybrid
system in remote northern location of Thailand was made. The results show the cost of
installation for this PV/wind hybrid system is about US$ 0.58/kWh in Chiang Mai and Chiang
Rai region. This could be extended to overall parts of Thailand, because of not much variation
of weather across the country. The results of this study have been compared with other studies. |
| Year | 1997 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Energy and Climate Change (Former title: Department of Energy, Environment, and Climate Change (DEECC)) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Energy Technology (ET) |
| Chairperson(s) | Kumar, Sivanappan |
| Examination Committee(s) | Bhattacharya, Sribas C.;Surapong Chirarattananon;Supachat Chungpaibulpatana |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Government of the Netherlands; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1997 |