Evaluation of the self sufficiency of a home powered by a PV–Wind system

This article deals with the case of a house, located in the south Mediterranean coastal region powered by a hybrid photovoltaic wind power plant. The objective is to satisfy as much as possible the energy demand of this house by renewable electric energy. For the case considered adding to the on-grid 3.2kWp PV system with 12kWh backup a 1kW wind turbine improves the self-sufficiency rate of the house which reaches 81.83%, reduces the energy withdrawn from the grid by 40 %.