Monitoring and smart management for hybrid plants (photovoltaic–generator) in Ghardaia

In this paper, an effective operation of standalone hybrid photovoltaic (PV) system is proposed by implementing a management program via control strategy. The system is composed of photovoltaic modules, a liquid petroleum gas (LPG) fired generator and electrochemical batteries. The system configuration can solve problems that affect the quality and reliability of power supplies. This document includes the state of the art work carried out so far in the field of hybrid energy systems, including the study and evaluation of control methods. This paper focuses on the design and implementation of an electronic control module and optimal energy management in hybrid energy systems, using real weather data and load profile. The results have shown a reliable behavior of the control system and a good robustness to perturbations. (C) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC.