HOMER Pro Software

For the past few years, much research has been conducted regarding standalone and grid-connected Renewable Energy (RE) sources all over the world. The HOMER tool has been used to analyze a hybrid electric supply system (hydro/PV/wind/ biomass) and to find the optimum sizing of components for a diesel-based RE system. The name HOMER is an abbreviation of “Hybrid Optimization Model for Electrical Renewable” and it is developed by U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). HOMER Pro allows simulation of various combinations of Solar PV modules, Wind turbines, and Biomass-based generators. Proper functioning of HOMER requires an understanding of its three core capabilities – 

       Simulation: At its core, HOMER is a simulation model. HOMER simulates a viable system for all possible combinations of the equipment that is to be considered. Depending on the problem, HOMER may simulate hundreds or even thousands of systems.

     Optimization: The optimization step follows all simulations. HOMER sorts all the simulated systems and filter them according to criteria defined by a user so that the best possible fits can be observed.

    Sensitivity analysis: This is a step that HOMER allows to model the impact of variables that are beyond our control, such as wind speed, fuel costs, etc., and see how the optimal system changes with these variations.

     HOMER PRO is a good tool........ DO check it out.

     

     To get familiar below is a screenshot of HOMER PRO home screen.