Scientific Journal of KubSAU

The article shows the main advantages and disadvantages of renewable energy sources. It is shown, that in general, the use of renewable energy in the world has acquired real momentum and stable growth trend. An interesting fact is that the greatest application was currently the most mutable and unstable form of energy - wind. The total global installed capacity of large wind turbines, according to various estimates, is approximately 20 GW. This is because the specific investment in wind power is lower than with most other forms of renewable energy. The article presents features of the design and operation of modern wind power stations. It is shown that when choosing wind power plants and stations we must take into account the following main parameters and factors: the average value of amount of electricity consumed by power consumers on a monthly basis; power generator; uptime in the absence wind or when weak wind. The study shows block-circuit solutions of different options of energy systems made using wind power plants. We have also disclosed prospects of development wind energy and considered the advantages and the features of the choice of the main functional units of wind power stations which will increase the effectiveness of predesign work on the creation of high-performance systems of electrosupply with combined power supply systems based on renewable energy sources

It is known that today one of the promising areas to effectively solve issues of energy saving, is the introduction of renewable energy sources. Despite the fact that the current solar PV stations have the main drawback associated with the high cost, the prospects of their application in autonomous systems of electrosupply are evident when they are used in combined (hybrid) systems. In such systems there may be other types of renewable and traditional sources of electricity. In addition, they produce heat. We have disclosed prospects of solar industry, and also, for solar energy assessment, we have examined analytical expressions allowing defining the energy derived from solar radiation for specific surfaces. Calculations start from obtaining statistical data gathered at meteorological stations which keeps records of the intensity of the total (direct plus diffuse) radiation on a horizontal surface, and the intensity of direct solar radiation. The article presents features of the calculation taking into account the climatic and territorial conditions on the example of the Krasnodar region. The given calculation procedure is the first stage for designing solar power plants. Further, the total capacity is determined by electricity consumers, as well as the quality requirements of electricity, including continuity of supply, embarking to the construction of the block diagram electricity supply. In this scheme, we must provide primary and backup power sources. It selects the main equipment of solar power plant (solar panels, inverters, storage batteries)