Decentralized/stand-alone hybrid Wind-Diesel power systems to meet residential loads of hot coastal regions

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 46, Issue 15-16, 2005, Pages 2501-2513

  Elhadidy, M A ^a   Shaahid, S M ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Battery; Hub height; Residential loads; Wind farm; Wind machines; Wind Diesel system

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; DIESEL POWER PLANTS; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTRIC LOAD MANAGEMENT; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY STORAGE; WIND POWER;

BATTERY; HUB HEIGHT; RESIDENTIAL LOADS; WIND FARMS; WIND MACHINES; WIND-DIESEL SYSTEMS;

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION;

EID: 17744366579     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2004.11.010     Document Type: Article

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