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HYBRID MICRO GRID POWER SYSTEM TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS USING HOMER LEGACY SOFTWARE

Musa Mohammed, Ahmad Umar Abubakar, Bashir Umar Musa, Yakubu Lamido Jumare.


Abstract
Inadequate capacity of the Nigerian grid system force consumers of electricity to search for an affordable alternative source of energy. This paper studies the load pattern of the Department of Electrical Engineering of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria with an aim of finding out economic viability among different alternative sources available at the department. The energy sources were solar Photo Voltaic (PV), generator, battery bank, and grid supply. Power and Harmonic Analyzer (PHA) was used to determine the load pattern of the department at diverse hours of days and months of a year. Subsequently, HOMER software was used to determine the best arrangement of the proposed system. Simulation results show that the solar/grid/diesel generator system with storage configuration is the most appropriate formation based on Net Present Cost (NPC) Approach which was found to be N38, 415,556:43 for the projection of a 25years operation period providing 43.6% and 44.66 % savings as compared with hybrid PV/ diesel with battery backup and Hybrid PV/ diesel without battery storage respectively.

Key words: Hybrid power system, NPC, HOMER, PHA


 
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Mohammed M, Abubakar AU, Musa BU, Jumare YL. HYBRID MICRO GRID POWER SYSTEM TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS USING HOMER LEGACY SOFTWARE. NJE. 2020; 27(3): 57-60.

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Mohammed M, Abubakar AU, Musa BU, Jumare YL. HYBRID MICRO GRID POWER SYSTEM TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS USING HOMER LEGACY SOFTWARE. https://www.njeabu.com.ng/?mno=117029 [Access: June 22, 2026].

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Mohammed M, Abubakar AU, Musa BU, Jumare YL. HYBRID MICRO GRID POWER SYSTEM TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS USING HOMER LEGACY SOFTWARE. NJE. 2020; 27(3): 57-60.


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Mohammed M, Abubakar AU, Musa BU, Jumare YL. HYBRID MICRO GRID POWER SYSTEM TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS USING HOMER LEGACY SOFTWARE. NJE. (2020), [cited June 22, 2026]; 27(3): 57-60.


Harvard Style

Mohammed, M., Abubakar, . A. U., Musa, . B. U. & Jumare, . Y. L. (2020) HYBRID MICRO GRID POWER SYSTEM TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS USING HOMER LEGACY SOFTWARE. NJE, 27 (3), 57-60.


Turabian Style

Mohammed, Musa, Ahmad Umar Abubakar, Bashir Umar Musa, and Yakubu Lamido Jumare. 2020. HYBRID MICRO GRID POWER SYSTEM TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS USING HOMER LEGACY SOFTWARE. Nigerian Journal of Engineering, 27 (3), 57-60.


Chicago Style

Mohammed, Musa, Ahmad Umar Abubakar, Bashir Umar Musa, and Yakubu Lamido Jumare. "HYBRID MICRO GRID POWER SYSTEM TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS USING HOMER LEGACY SOFTWARE." Nigerian Journal of Engineering 27 (2020), 57-60.


MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Mohammed, Musa, Ahmad Umar Abubakar, Bashir Umar Musa, and Yakubu Lamido Jumare. "HYBRID MICRO GRID POWER SYSTEM TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS USING HOMER LEGACY SOFTWARE." Nigerian Journal of Engineering 27.3 (2020), 57-60. Print.


APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Mohammed, M., Abubakar, . A. U., Musa, . B. U. & Jumare, . Y. L. (2020) HYBRID MICRO GRID POWER SYSTEM TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS USING HOMER LEGACY SOFTWARE. Nigerian Journal of Engineering, 27 (3), 57-60.


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