HYBRID POWER SUPPLY FOR SMALLER MILITARY UNITS IN ISOLATED AREA

DUŠAN NIKOLIĆ

Hydro Tasmania Consulting, Hobart, Australija, dule1701e@gmail.com

VLADIMIR M. ŠILJKUT

Electricity Distribution Company “Elektrodistribucija Beograd”, Belgrade, vladash@edb.rs

ZORAN NIKOLIĆ

Goša Institute, Belgrade, zor.nikolic@yahoo.com

Abstract: One solution of combined electrical power supply for smaller military unit in isolated areas is presented in this paper. For unit of about 20 soldiers and daily energy consumption of approximately 100kWh, the solution contain one genset power 16kVA, wind turbine power 4kW and photovoltage modules power 5kW. Storage battery has 24V voltage level and can storage energy of approximately 60kWh. This amount of stored energy could supply the whole system for several hours. Inverter, which converts DC to AC voltage, has power of 7,5kW. Some results of measuring solar potential are presented in this paper as well. Concerning the fact that the purpose and utility value of this independent electrical power supply system overcome the importance of its investment costs, it can be very prominent for military applications.