OPTIMUM SIZING OF PHOTOVOLTAIC AND GRID COMPONENT USING HOMER

Abstract

In India as present as country is still dependent on thermal based power generation and in
most of the areas of country as generation is not matching demand it is very much necessary to
conserve energy and utilized renewable and nonrenewable energy sources in as effective manner.
Micro grid component system sizing and design can be efficiently and effectively done using Micro
grid system such as HOMER. Today’s electricity grid is transitioning to a so-called smart grid. The
associated challenges and funding initiatives have great efforts from the research community to
propose innovative smart grid solutions. To assess the performance of possible solutions homer offers
a cost effective and safe approach. This paper covers details of micro grid component sizing using
homer software.