Design and Implementation of Wind Solar Hybrid Power System with Power Converters

The electrification world map shows that the rural areas are in great need of affordable & reliable electricity to achieve development. According to the World Bank’s 2017 State of Electricity Access Report, 1.06 billion people still do not have access to electricity and 3.04 billion people still rely on solid fuels and kerosene for cooking and heating. The Renewable Energy Sources (RES) are one of the most suitable and environmental friendly solution to provide electricity in the rural areas. Wind and solar PV costs were lower and long-term contracts in some countries were in the range $60-80 for onshore wind and $80-100 for utility scale solar PV. The merit of renewable energy technologies are flexible, modular and can be used in various configurations, ranging from those that are grid-connected to those that are off-grid. This paper describes the implementation of Wind – Solar Hybrid system with power converters.