An Evaluation of Hybrid (PV & Wind) Power System In Al-Shehabi Site

Performance evaluating of hybrid (photovoltaic panels and wind turbine) power system has been achieved in the east of Iraq at Al-Shehabi site. This system includes 2.22 kW PV arrays (10panels * 185 W each), 2 kW wind turbine of 10 m hub height. The system contains hybrid controller to control wind turbine and solar panel at the same time, wind/solar hybrid logging and monitoring system, and ten batteries as storage bank . Each battery is 12V 200Ah Gel deep cycle, load (1.6 kW DC submersible water pump, 1.6 kW DC surface water pump, operating alternatively) to pump water from natural source used for irrigate farm of 20 hectares. The hybrid system has been studied to evaluate its performance in this site. The results show that PV panels have the major contribution in power generation while the wind turbine contribution has the minor contribution.