Design and Techno-economic Analysis of Hybrid Renewable Power System for Mobile Phone Base Station

Telecommunication network through developing countries, particularly in isolated zones, remains very necessary for economic development. For a telecommunications operator to expand and deliver their services to potential new customers in remote rural areas, they must solve the problem of electricity supply in a reliable and cost-effective way. Algeria has one of the largest solar fields in the world. It is estimated at more than 3000 h of sunshine per year and 5 kWh of daily energy received on a horizontal surface of 1 m2 over most of the country. This work concerns the techno-economic study of photovoltaic-diesel hybrid system for mobile phone base station located in Oum el Bouaghi city (in southern Algeria). This system is made up mainly of a photovoltaic panel, a diesel generator, power converter and lead-acid battery.