Short-term Solar Irradiance Evaluation and Modeling of a Hybrid Distribution Generation System for a Typical Nigeria University

Intermittency of renewable energy sources is of great concern to Researchers. For example, PV panels are limited due to the variability of solar irradiances. To further integrate PV into the overall energy mix, accurate assessment and evaluation of its performance is important. This paper aims to evaluate the potential and variability of solar energy at Afe Babalola University, also the possibility of incorporating PV system into the energy mix in ABUAD is investigated. To this end, measurements of solar irradiance (GHI) are collated from January 2018 to December 2018 using the Tenmars TM 206 Pyranometer. In addition, a hybrid system was modeled using HOMER, which gives an optimal system comprising of 1800kW PV panels, 1500kW diesel generator, 1200kW converter and four Trojan T-105 batteries with the levelized cost of energy (COE) of 0.719$/yr and Net Present Cost (NPC) of $41,676,188.