The improvement of photovoltaic/wind hybrid system in perlis

Presently with the oil prices are on the rise, the cost of electrical power production is very high. The opportunity of a large photovoltaic/wind hybrid system (PWHS) power production is being explored. This paper presents the improvement of PWHS in Perlis, Northern of Malaysia. It is consists of cooling system for photovoltaic module and the combination method of Savonius and Darrieus for wind turbine. It is well known that the power and efficiency of photovoltaic (PV) module usually falls at the rate of ∼0.5%/°C and ∼0.05%/°C respectively as increase of ambient temperature. The electrical efficiency of PV cell depends on its operating temperature during absorption of solar radiation. For this reason, an active PV cooling system was design using the DC brushless fan with inlet/outlet manifold for uniform airflow distribution. It was attached at the back of the PV panel. Where else, the improvement of wind is using Vertical Axis Hybrid Wind Turbine (VAWT) through the combination method of Savonius and Darrieus types. From the results, it shows that the improvement of PWHS give the big advantages in term of supply the energy in Perlis.