Design

D1

D2

D3

D4

D5

PV Array [kW]

-

46.7

48.8

-

13.2

Wind [no.s]

-

-

-

7

5

Diesel Gen. [kW]

34

34

34

34

34

Battery [no.s]

-

10

Flow bat.

3

3

Converter [kW]

-

23.1

20.7

18.8

19.5

Ren. Fraction [%]

-

93.0

90.3

78.7

83.1

Diesel Fuel [liters/yr]

39,052

2453

3459

5251

4141

NPC [$]

658,092

234,219

310,362

184,253

164,048

Internal rate of return [%]

-

22.8

23.1

17.4

24.2

LCOE [$/kWh]

0.644

0.229

0.304

0.18

0.16

Simple payback period [years]

-

4.6

3.96

6.5

4.5