Homer Tutorial with made up

example
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Objective of Activities
To provide participants with an understanding
of hybrid renewable energy systems design
Allow participants to optimize energy systems
design based on resource availability,
operational constraints and energy cost.

Homer Legacy
Move Cursor onto Products Tab and
Click on Legacy Homer Versions
(this version is free)

http://www.homerenergy.com/HOMER_legacy.html

Click here to download Homer

Legacy and register as a new
user if it is your first time
accessing Homer

Once Homer Legacy is installed open up program

Click on
Add/Remove

Select
Primary
Load

Select PV

Select
Converter

Select system is
connected to grid

Select PV

Click on
Solar
Resource

1) Enter your
project location
(latitude and
longitude) e.g. for
Negril, JA 18deg
39min N, 78deg
20min W

2) Select
Time
Zone ,
e.g. GMT
-05.00

3) Get Data
Via Internet
(Comes
from data
collected by
NASA and
others)
4) Click
ok

Should get the data below for Negril Solar Resource

Click on
Primary
Load 1

Enter your
estimates
hourly load
(kW) in this
column to
create your
daily load
profile

Click
OK

As an Example

Click on
Converter

Insert
Converter
Inputs and
click OK. See
next slide for
sample inputs

Example of Converter Inputs

Click
on PV

Insert PV
inputs and
click ok. See
next slide for
example
inputs

Example of PV Inputs

Click on
Battery

1) Select
Battery
type of
insert new
battery
type info

Insert data
for Battery
and click
ok. See
next slide
for
example of
inputs

Example of Battery Inputs

Click
on
Grid

Click Edit
to adjust
prices

Example for rates

Click twice

Click calculate to
optimize system
architecture

Example results
NOTE the
optimum
solution is grid
tied with no
battery bank

Economic
parameters
and
constraints

Double click to see

simulation results

Optimum
solution
provides
lowest
COE

Click on
tabs to
obtain
simulation
results

Simulation Results

 Now that you have completed the HOMER

tutorial consider using the your facility loads
which you would like to have covered by
renewable energy (solar, wind, hydro or a
combination depending on resource availability).
Use Homer to determine the optimum energy
system for your facility based on available
resources, economics and operational
constraints. Note, for wind and hydro systems
you will need to have the resource data
available (wind speeds and hydro flow rate).