Integration of Solar, Wind, and Micro-hydro Systems for Streetlight Illumination along the Irrigation Canal

Renewable energy sources play a crucial role in addressing the global challenges of climate change and energy sustainability. Solar, wind, and micro-hydro are three promising renewable energy technologies that are gaining traction worldwide. Combining these three sources of renewable energy in a system can offer numerous advantages. This study was conducted to integrate the solar, wind, and micro-hydro systems for streetlight illumination along the irrigation canal of Barangay Sto. Niño, City of Koronadal, South Cotabato. The researchers used one-way analysis of variance and Bonferroni correction to know if there is a significant difference in solar, wind and micro-hydro renewable energy sources. The researchers were able to integrate solar, wind, and micro-hydro systems for streetlight illumination. The highest average input reading of wattage, amperage, and voltage in solar panel is 62.9 W, 4.65 A, and 13.53 V, respectively. For the wind turbine, the highest average reading are 21.77 W, 8.75 A, and 11.35 V. For the micro-hydro, the highest reading is 408.2 W, 26 A, and 15.7 V. Lastly, the hybrid system has the highest average reading with 462.75 W, 35.3 A and 13.16 V compared to the three sources. There is significant difference in wattage (0.00000104), amperage (0.00000613), and voltage (0.00000295) in all groups based on the One-way Analysis of Variance. The Hybrid system is more efficient in harnessing amperage, voltage and wattage compared to the solar panel, wind turbine and micro-hydro turbine individually.