Development and management of solar and wind hybrid technology for the progress of India

Energy is vital for sustaining life on earth. The scope of this paper is to study the working, sizing, optimization and control of solar-wind hybrid systems. A brief introduction to the optimization software tools namely Homer is also included. A virtual case study for designing a solar-wind hybrid system is considered. The results along with cost analysis are also presented. The case study verifies that solar-wind hybrid systems can prove to be a better option to replace the conventional sources of energy. These systems give better reliability, reduce pollution and are a good tool for the utility for demand side management. These type of non-conventional renewable hybrid technologies creates a path of clean development and progress of developing country like India.