Research Article
Optimal Sizing of Hybrid Renewable Energy System Using Two-Stage Stochastic Programming
Table 1
Monthly average load and climatic data for Ga-Nkoana.
| | Load (kW) | Solar irradiance (W/m2) | Wind speed (m/s) | Temperature (C°) |
| January | 8.60 | 377.36 | 3.79 | 23.03 | February | 6.42 | 376.77 | 3.57 | 22.67 | March | 6.55 | 365.21 | 3.18 | 21.55 | April | 6.91 | 343.62 | 3.11 | 19.20 | May | 6.45 | 303.55 | 2.95 | 16.51 | June | 6.68 | 282.99 | 3.39 | 13.67 | July | 7.01 | 284.19 | 3.60 | 13.61 | August | 6.87 | 300.19 | 3.91 | 16.66 | September | 6.80 | 327.52 | 4.39 | 19.99 | October | 6.67 | 351.60 | 4.70 | 21.40 | November | 6.15 | 367.99 | 4.34 | 22.67 | December | 6.94 | 380.23 | 3.81 | 23.50 |
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