Solar Tri-Generation: New Concept of Solar Energy System

Solar Energy ◽  
2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tadayoshi Tanaka ◽  
Yuji Ando ◽  
Masatsugu Amano
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Fossil Fuel ◽  
Energy Resource ◽  
Photovoltaic Cell ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
System Structure ◽  
Co2 Emission Reduction ◽  
Simplified Analysis ◽  
Effective Use

It is general that each of the heat and electricity is individually supplied even if their resources are the same. However, from the viewpoint of the effective use of energy resources, development of co-generation producing both of them is promoted. To enhance more the utilization of energy resources, it is considered to supply three different types of energy from one energy resource. This is a basic concept of tri-generation and we named it first in the world. Tri-generation we proposed supplies heat, electricity and fuel. By this definition, we can easily understand that tri-generation is realized by utilizing solar energy. Therefore, we call it solar tri-generation. In this paper, the methods of system structure and the feature of solar tri-generation are described and we conducted a simplified analysis to make clear the effectiveness of solar tri-generation in the comparison of effective use of solar energy with a solar co-generation consisting of photovoltaic cell modules and photovoltaic/thermal modules. Furthermore, from the viewpoint of CO2 emission reduction, we conducted a simplified analysis to make clear the characteristics of energy consumption in the three systems of a fossil fuel fired co-generation and, a solar co-generation and a tri-generation with fossil fuel fired co-generation.

Solar Energy Resource Assessment for Chile

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alberto Ortega ◽  
Rodrigo Escobar ◽  
Sergio Colle
Keyword(s):  
Solar Radiation ◽  
Solar Energy ◽  
Energy Levels ◽  
Energy Resource ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Resource Assessment ◽  
Apparent Lack ◽  
The Andes ◽  
Energy System Planning ◽  
Energy Maps

The Chilean government’s energy policy and the power generation sector plans include wind, geothermal, hydro and biomass powerplants in order to introduce renewable energy systems to the country, but they do not mention solar energy to be a part of the plan. This apparent lack of interest in solar energy is partly due to the absence of a valid solar energy database, adequate for energy system planning activities. The only available solar radiation database is relatively old, with measurements taken in 89 stations from the 60’s onwards, obtained with high-uncertainty sensors such as Campbell-Stokes devices and pyranographs. Moreover, not all stations have measured incoming solar radiation for an adequate time span. Here, we compare the existing database of solar radiation in Chile with estimations made with satellite measurements, obtained from the GOES program through collaboration with the Brazilian space institution, INPE. Monthly mean solar energy maps are created from both data sources and compared, using Krigging methods for spatial interpolation. It is found that a maximum 30 percent deviation exist, with snow covers in the Andes Mountains adding additional uncertainty levels. The solar energy levels throughout the country can be considered as high, and it is thought that they are adequate for energy planning given proper diffusion and support by editing a Chilean Solar Atlas.

scholarly journals Short Review on recent solar PV policies in Malaysia

2020 ◽  
Vol 191 ◽  
pp. 01002
Author(s):  
A AF Husain ◽  
M H Ahmad Phesal ◽  
M Z Abdul Kadir ◽  
U A Ungku Amirulddin
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Fossil Fuel ◽  
Harmful Effect ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Short Review ◽  
Net Energy ◽  
Solar Pv ◽  
Primary Roots ◽  
Energy Metering

Energy in developing countries essential for economic growth and development. In result of the rapid growth of development, society demands more electricity. In addition to that, unsustainable energy production can have a harmful effect on our environment. Solar energy is the most inexhaustible method of energy. With that has been stated, it is evident that PV technology is starting to be one of the primary roots of energy generator to supply power for development. The economic ambition is to create solar energy more cost effective and efficient, nevertheless, it is still not compatible with fossil fuel. Typically, in order for solar energy to replace the fossil fuel or at least support the development demands of energy, the implementation of solar energy system must increase in homes and plantation projects. This problem drove governments to come up with policies that encourage implementing solar system in homes of citizens. The most used policies are fed in tariff and net energy metering, which is applied in 80 nations round the globe. This paper studied the policies applied in solar energy in Malaysia in the past 8 years. The paper went over each policy and considered their financial and environmental welfare. It did show the effect of the policy applied at the time on the capacity installed in Malaysia.

Automatic Solar Electrical Monitor for a Battery Charging Process Using a Network Remote Control System

2013 ◽  
Vol 336-338 ◽  
pp. 1211-1216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ho Chih Cheng ◽  
Min Chie Chiu
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Energy Source ◽  
Control System ◽  
Solar Energy ◽  
Fossil Fuel ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Battery Charging ◽  
Remote Control System ◽  
Monitoring Technique ◽  
Ip Network

Pollution and climate change due to the use of fossil fuel can no longer be denied, and this coupled with a waning supply of oil leads one to inevitably conclude that a clean, sustainable energy source is needed. That source is solar energy, the cleanest, safest, and most environmentally friendly energy source we have. In this paper, a photovoltaic (PV) solar energy system is used to generate electricity that will recharge a battery (DC 12V). The portable recharged battery will serve as the energy source for an electric vehicle. Moreover, in order to reduce manpower, a PC-based remote electrical monitoring technique used in the battery’s recharged system will be established via a TCP/IP network. Consequently, a PV solar panel with a 30 Watt capacity used to generate electricity using a PC-based monitoring system is exemplified.

scholarly journals Validating Simulation Result of Solar Hybrid System for Domestic Consumers using HOMER Software

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 1428-1431
Keyword(s):  
Fossil Fuel ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Renewable Energy Resources ◽  
Hybrid Energy ◽  
Renewable Power ◽  
Viable Solution ◽  
Simulation Based ◽  
Optimum Utilization

Consumption of fossil fuel and its effect on the environment has become a major universal problem. It is therefore necessary to use renewable energy resources (RES) such as solar, wind, etc. to decrease dependency on conventional energy resources. Currently, solar rooftop PV hybrid energy systems are becoming popular to overcome with the disadvantages of conventional energy sources. This paper presents a simulation-based strategy with the help of HOMER software to control the optimum utilization of renewable hybrid energy system for private buildings where it helps to maximize the building’s renewable power ratio and minimizing complete net current costs and CO2 emissions so that it’s a viable solution to address to the power shortage and Greenhouse gas emissions. Finally, manual calculations measured with net-meter are being validated with HOMER software and the results are more accurate with a variation of 1%

scholarly journals Improving the Efficiency of Solar Photovoltaic Cell by Decreasing Surface Temperature

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 3235-3239
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Solar Energy ◽  
Energy Conversion ◽  
Electrical Energy ◽  
Photovoltaic Cell ◽  
Biomass Energy ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Air Cooling ◽  
Solar Photovoltaic ◽  
Renewable Energy Resources

Supply of energy is able to meet the increasing demand of today’s people, which is major causes faced by world. The shortage of power can be reduced by using renewable energy resources. There are many renewable energy resources like wind, tidal and biomass energy, solar energy. The mostsignificant form of renewable source is solar energy. It has undergone a research and development in the recent years and still it is developing. Solar photovoltaic cell is device used in solar energy conversion. It converts forthrightly electrical energy from the sunlight. The efficiency of PV cell is disturbed when rise in working temperature. Temperature on the panel is inversely proportional to the power generation. The main problem met by solar cell is temperature rise. Due to this temperature the energy conversion is low. By decreasing the temperature on the surface of PV panel to enhance the electric efficiency. So, in present-day different cooling methods have been projected and verified experimentally. Several techniques have been tried, mostly based on active water and air cooling, as these are simple techniques. The main objective of this system is to increase the solar panel efficiency using water cooling method of the panel gets cooled by exchange temperature.

scholarly journals Modern third generation solar photovoltaic technology: Dye sensitized solar cell

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 173-178
Author(s):  
Chiranjeev Banne
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cell ◽  
Solar Energy ◽  
Energy Resource ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cell ◽  
Renewable Energy Resources ◽  
Future Technology ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Conventional Technology ◽  
Higher Temperature

Depleting conventional energy resources are forcing the world to search for new and renewable energy resources. Solar energy is one of the potent and abundant energy resource .To use the solar energy to its fullest along with conventional technology has specific limitations. These limitations can be eliminated by use of Dye Sensitized Solar Cell (DSSC). DSSC can be seen as promising future technology. It is advantageous over Silicon (Si) based Photovoltaic (PV) cell in terms cost, easy manufacturing, stability at higher temperature, aesthetics, etc. Also it works in indoor conditions i.e. diffused sunlight which nearly not feasible with conventional PV cells. Now Research and Development Departments of many countries like Japan, Germany, USA, Switzerland, India, China and many firms like G-Cell, Oxford PV, Sony, TATA-Dyesol are working on DSSC to improve its various aspects so as to make it more applicable in various conditions. The paper will discuss the concept, construction, working of DSSC. Also it will illustrate current applications of DSSC.

scholarly journals Energy development in the Chechen Republic

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 128-135
Author(s):  
M. V. Debiev
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Solar Energy ◽  
Electric Power ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Energy Development ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Promising Alternative ◽  
The World

The article provides an overview of the current state of energy in the world and in Russia, which focuses on the development of renewable energy sources (RES). An analysis is made of the trend in the production and consumption of energy resources, as well as an assessment of the use of renewable energy in Russia. Incentives for the development of renewable energy sources with the characteristics available in the world are determined. Conclusions are drawn about the importance of developing this industry both in Russia and in the Chechen Republic, as one of its regions. An assessment is given of the development of wind and solar energy in Russia. The current power supply structure of the Chechen Republic is considered, where the indicators of maximum electric power, consumed electric power, and also electric power generation of the republic are given. The analysis of the possibility of using wind and solar energy resources, as well as small hydropower of the Chechen Republic. Options for the development and effective use of renewable energy sources are considered, taking into account the fact that the use of energy resources based on modern innovative technologies, the introduction of new promising alternative sources, and the search for ways to stimulate the use of renewable energy sources, where it is supposed to organize and introduce a tariff policy, is one of the main tasks of energy development which give a complete systemic idea of the scale of the problem of transferring the energy system to innovative rails. Some options are proposed for the most expedient development of the energy system of the Chechen Republic, the construction of small pilot plants using renewable energy sources, with the goal of actual (experimental) confirmation of the predicted calculated values, as well as the gradual mass introduction of plants using renewable energy sources in the private sector with the creation of the necessary tariff conditions for use and construction installations on an industrial scale within the framework of energy private or public companies. Priority tasks have been set for the prospective development of the republic’s energy sector by introducing renewable energy sources.

Design a Optimum MPPT Controller for Solar Energy System

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 545 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. R. Islam ◽  
K. Prakash ◽  
K. A. Mamun ◽  
A. Lallu ◽  
R. Mudliar
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Photovoltaic Cell ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Maximum Power ◽  
Maximum Efficiency ◽  
Maximum Power Point ◽  
Good Efficiency ◽  
Point Tracking ◽  
Power Point Tracking ◽  
Power Point

<p>Solar energy is compared to be the best potential source of renewable energy in Pacific region. For this reason a photovoltaic cell is needed to harvest this kind of energy, gathering the most of it and the PV having a good efficiency.  The maximum efficiency is achieved when the PV works at its Maximum Power Point which entirely depends on the irradiation and temperature. This paper proposes a new design of hybrid Maximum Power Point Tracking and a comparative study is made with various existing MPPT techniques which include Perturb and Observe method, Incremental Conductance and Fuzzy Logic. From the comprehensive comparison study between existing MPPT technique and the proposed MPPT technique/theory, a hardware setup was demonstrated to verify the proposed design by charge controller in photovoltaic systems to which maximize the output power under various lighting conditions. The design is based on the computed results using the buck-boost DC-DC conveter. From the simulation, the proposed method tends to show better performance with almost no oscillations around the MPP.</p>

scholarly journals Sustainability Assessment of Electricity Generation in Niger Using a Weighted Multi-Criteria Decision Approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 385
Author(s):  
Ramchandra Bhandari ◽  
Benjamin Eduardo Arce ◽  
Vittorio Sessa ◽  
Rabani Adamou
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Solar Energy ◽  
Electricity Generation ◽  
Fossil Fuel ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Electricity Supply ◽  
Sustainability Criteria ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
The Future

The majority of Niger’s population faces a widespread lack of access to electricity. Although the country lies in the Sahara belt, exploitation of solar energy is so far minimal. Due to ongoing fossil fuel exploration in the country, this fuel might dominate the future electricity supply. Today, Niger imports the most of its electricity from Nigeria. There is a need to expand electricity generation and supply infrastructures in Niger. When doing so, it is important to choose a proper set of electricity generation resource/technology that fulfils sustainability criteria. Thus, the objective of this work is to analyze a methodology in order to assess different energy technologies for Niger. A multi-criteria decision approach was selected to assess the most accessible energy system for the country. For this purpose, indicators were developed and weighted for ranking electricity generation options. Altogether 40 indicators are selected under six dimensions (availability, risk, technology, economics, environment and social) to assess eight different alternatives, considering the aggregated results and corresponding scores under each dimension. A merit list of technology and resources for electricity generation presented in this work could support the stakeholders in their decision-making for further projects implementation in the country.

scholarly journals Advances in Solar Energy towards Efficient and Sustainable Energy

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 6295
Author(s):  
Nuria Novas ◽  
Rosa María Garcia ◽  
Jose Manuel Camacho ◽  
Alfredo Alcayde
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Sustainable Energy ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Energy Research ◽  
Global Trends ◽  
Energy Applications

Conventional energy resources are not climate sustainable. Currently, engineers and scientists are looking for sustainable energy solutions influenced by climate change. A wide variety of sustainable natural energy resources are available, but they require technical solutions for their implementation. The general trend in energy research is based on renewable resources, amongst which solar energy stands out, being the most mature and widely accepted. In this paper, the current state of the sustainable energy system has been analysed. The main purpose is to provide additional context to assess future scenarios. The study of past contributions allows sustainability planning and increasing the welfare of future society. The aim is to highlight global trends in research on sustainable solar energy from 1995 to 2020 through a bibliometric analysis of 4260 publications. According to their linkages, the analysed articles are distributed in nine clusters: Sustainability assessment, Sustainable energy solutions, Environmental payback time analysis, Sustainability of solar energy in different scenarios, Environmental sustainability, Solar energy applications, Sustainable energy optimisation, Energy transition and Energy and sustainable scenarios. The most repeated keywords are Sustainability, Renewable energy, and Solar energy. Energy research and the exploration of new renewable solar resources are still necessary to meet sustainable energy’s future challenges.

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