Title :
An economic analysis of power system designs for remote site telecommunications applications
Author :
Bartholf, Todd R.
Author_Institution :
Northern Power Syst., Moretown, VT, USA
fDate :
30 Oct-2 Nov 1988
Abstract :
The author considers the economic evaluation of eight commonly used power system designs for remote locations. These designs are based on the following power-plant configurations: diesel engine generator, thermal electric generator, closed-cycle vapor turbine, solar electric generator, wind energy conversion system, solar hybrid (PV/diesel), wind hybrid (wind/diesel), and solar/wind hybrid. This evaluation provides a guideline for system design economics by comparing the results from each of the two sample cases. From these figures, a cost-to-load ($/W) ratio is calculated for each of the eight power-supply options
Keywords :
diesel-electric generators; economics; photovoltaic power systems; telecommunication systems; thermoelectric conversion; turbines; wind turbines; closed-cycle vapor turbine; diesel engine generator; economic analysis; power system designs; remote site telecommunications applications; solar electric generator; solar-diesel hybrid; solar-wind hybrid; thermal electric generator; wind energy conversion system; wind-diesel hybrid; Diesel engines; Generators; Hybrid power systems; Power generation; Power generation economics; Power system analysis computing; Power system economics; Solar power generation; Turbines; Wind energy generation;
Conference_Titel :
Telecommunications Energy Conference, 1988. INTELEC '88., 10th International
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
DOI :
10.1109/INTLEC.1988.22393
