Table 2.

Technical and economic specification of the microgrid components.

	Parameters	Values	Unit
A	Economic indices[38]
	Project life $\left(n^{\text{'}}\right)$	25	year
	Inflation rate	5	%
	Interest rate	13	%
B	Photovoltaic module (STP275S-20/Wem)
	Rated power at STC	275	W
	Initial cost	2.15	$/Wp
	Lifetime	25	years
	Maintenance cost	20	$/year
	Nominal operating cell temperature ${(T}^{\mathit{noct}})$	45 ± 2	°C
	Temperature coefficient ${(\mathrm{T}}^{\mathrm{c}\mathrm{o}\mathrm{f}})$	−3.7 × 10-3	1/°C
	Module efficiency	16.9	%
	Regulator cost	1500	$
	Replacement cost	0	$/year
C	Wind turbine
	Lifetime	25	years
	Rated power	1	kW
	Initial cost	3	$/W
	Cut-in speed	2.5	m/s
	Cut-out speed	20	m/s
	Rated speed	9.5	m/s
	Regulator cost	1000	$
	Blades diameter	6.4	m
	Swept area	12.6	m2
	Replacement cost	0	$/year
	Maintenance cost	50	$/year
D	Deep cycle battery
	Lifetime	2	years
	Nominal voltage	12	V
	Hourly self-discharge rate$\left(\sigma \right)$	0.007	%/hour
	Initial cost	280	$/kW h
	O&M cost	5	$/%
	Rated capacity	45.2	kW h
	Maximum DOD	70	%
	$\stackrel{-}{\mathit{SOC}}$	100	%
	Replacement cost	280	$/year
	$\underset{\_}{\mathit{SOC}}$	30	%
	Maintenance cost	5	$/year
E	Diesel generator
	Initial cost	1000	$/kW h
	Rated power	4	kW
	Lifetime	24,000	Hours (5 years)
	Replacement cost	1000	$/kW h
	O&M cost	0.064	$/h
	Fuel cost	0.689	$/L
F	Inverter
	Lifetime	15	Years
	Efficiency	92	%
	Initial cost	2500	$