Performance analysis of Pico Hydro-Solar Photovoltaic Hybrid System

Abstract

This paper presents experimental results from the operation of the prototype of Pico Hydro-Solar Photovoltaic Hybrid System. This device includes a pico hydro power with a capacity of 600 VA, a 3x200 WP solar panel, 4x60Ah energy storage, solar charge controller, a 1500 W inverter, and a 15-200 watt variable load. In this experiment, measurements of the current flow and terminal voltage were carried out at the output of photovoltaic, picohydro, battery, and inverter at various different load values, ranging from 15 watts to 200 watts. Measurements are made during the day when the intensity of solar radiation is quite high. The measurement results show that the output voltage on each component is relatively stable at various load values, and the load energy requirements are supplied more by solar photovoltaic components in sunny weather and more by pico-hydro in cloudy weather.