Hybrid Systems Renewable Energy Based Street Lighting Planning: A Case Study

Authors

  • Abdulgader Alsharif Department of Communication Engineering, College of Civil Aviation Technology and Meteorology, Espiaa, Libya https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3515-4168
  • Raffa Younis Jomah Department of Electrical engineering, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Sebha, Sebha, Libya
  • Abdussalam Alshareef Department of Civil Engineering College of Civil engineering, Sebha University, Sebha, Libya
  • Mohamed Almihat Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Azahra Higher Institute of Sciences and Technology, Azahra, Libya
  • Ahmed Salah Division of Electric Power Engineering, School of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
  • Ahmed Al Smin Higher Institute of Science and Technology Suk Algumaa, Tripoli, Libya

Keywords:

Photovoltaic, Wind Turbine, Street lighting, Renewable energy sources, High-Pressure Sodium Lamps

Abstract

Libya is a country located in the middle of North Africa and is highly blessed with abundant sources of renewable energy. In spite, of these blessings, the streetlight across the country uses High-Pressure Sodium Lamps (HPSL) and is powered from conventional fossil-based sources. Consequently, due to the fast-growing population in the country, satisfying the load demand from the conventional energy source (fossil fuel) remains a challenge. However, improving the living standard of humans through utilizing Renewable Energy Sources (RESs) provides economic and environmental benefits. This study proposed a RES-based street lighting system to reduce the burden on the national grid and to overcome the struggle of satisfying the load demand due to increased population. The RES sources such as solar energy and wind can generate green energy due to the high potential in the country. A solar photovoltaic (PV) and wind turbine (WT) will be used as an interface for street lighting.

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Published

2022-01-01

How to Cite

Alsharif, A., Jomah , R. Y., Alshareef, A., Almihat, M., Salah, A., & Al Smin, A. (2022). Hybrid Systems Renewable Energy Based Street Lighting Planning: A Case Study. African Journal of Advanced Pure and Applied Sciences (AJAPAS), 1(1), 31–40. Retrieved from https://aaasjournals.com/index.php/ajapas/article/view/33