scholarly journals Prototyping a Dedicated Photovoltaic System Datalogger

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 488
Author(s):  
Benabed Khadidja ◽  
Boudghene Stambouli Amine ◽  
Benabadji Noureddine
Keyword(s):  
Fault Tolerant ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Photovoltaic System ◽  
Primary Sources ◽  
Electricity Production ◽  
Physical Parameters ◽  
Solar Panels ◽  
Electric System ◽  
Conversion Operation ◽  
Sd Card

Solar power is a renewable energy seen as one of the primary sources for electricity production in order to meet our daily needs. The conversion operation is sensitive and non-fault tolerant that can occur during operation of the system that affects its overall performance. We propose in this present paper a compact, low power and low-cost datalogger for the control and the monitoring based on a survey measures of five important physical parameters in the management and monitoring of the functioning of an electric system based on solar panels. These measures will be carried out at regular intervals, configurable through a PIC18F4520 microcontroller and stored in a large capacity memory type SD card.

scholarly journals Photovoltaic System as a Remote Didactic Laboratory for Electrical Engineering Courses

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dario Assante ◽  
Massimo Tronconi
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
Electrical Engineering ◽  
Remote Access ◽  
Photovoltaic System ◽  
Raspberry Pi ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Solar Panels ◽  
Academic Courses ◽  
Dummy Load ◽  
A Charge

Remote laboratories are increasingly being used in academic courses, especially in science and engineering. New control systems allow the development of even complex experiments with a low cost. In this paper we present a remote laboratory that reproduces a small-scale photovoltaic system, including a solar panels and lights, a charge controller, a battery and a dummy load. A Raspberry PI microcontroller is used to send the different inputs to the laboratory, handling commands, measuring some electrical quantities and provide remote access via the web. The laboratory, developed with the involvement of graduating students, will be used in the Master courses of electrical engineering. Particular attention has been paid on the development of hardware and software, to use the developed laboratory as a model for the realization of other experiments.

scholarly journals Control and Supervision of a Solar Electric System

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 2096
Author(s):  
Khadidja Benabed ◽  
Boudghene Stambouli Amine ◽  
Benabadji Noureddine
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Power Plant ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Photovoltaic System ◽  
Physical Parameters ◽  
Solar Photovoltaic ◽  
Correct Operation ◽  
Electric System ◽  
Solar Photovoltaic System ◽  
Proper Operation

<p>Energy consumption is one of the biggest concerns because it is increasing and it has a great impact on our environment. Photovoltaic energy is a possible response to the challenges of the energy transition of tomorrow. For proper operation, the solar photovoltaic system needs a rigorous supervision of its electrical and physical parameters. Monitoring is one of the foundations of photovoltaic maintenance engineering. This article describes the design and realization of a solar monitor for the monitoring of the correct operation of a mini power plant from panels photovoltaic.</p>

scholarly journals Experimental Implementation of a Low-Cost Single Phase Five-Level Inverter for Autonomous PV System Applications Without Batteries

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 2452-2458 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Nouaiti ◽  
A. Saad ◽  
A. Mesbahi ◽  
M. Khafallah
Keyword(s):  
Single Phase ◽  
Control Method ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Multilevel Inverter ◽  
Photovoltaic System ◽  
Solar Panels ◽  
Pv System ◽  
Point Tracking ◽  
Switched Capacitor Converter ◽  
Storage Batteries

This paper presents the design and the implementation of a low-cost single phase five-level inverter for photovoltaic applications. The proposed multilevel inverter is composed of a simple boost converter, a switched-capacitor converter, and an H-bridge converter. An efficient control method which associates a closed-loop regulation method with a simple maximum power point tracking (MPPT) method is applied in order to allow the proposed multilevel inverter to transfer power energy from solar panels to autonomous load with no storage batteries. An experimental prototype of this inverter is fabricated at the laboratory and tested with a digital control system. Obtained results confirm the simplicity and the performance of the proposed photovoltaic system.

scholarly journals Accessibility and Sustainability of Hybrid Energy Systems for a Cement Factory in Oman

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 93
Author(s):  
Wesam H. Beitelmal ◽  
Paul C. Okonkwo ◽  
Fadhil Al Housni ◽  
Wael Alruqi ◽  
Omar Alruwaythi
Keyword(s):  
Functional Limitations ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Electricity Production ◽  
Diesel Generator ◽  
Hybrid Energy ◽  
Electric System ◽  
Cement Factory ◽  
Hybrid Energy Systems ◽  
Cost Of Energy

Diesel generators are being used as a source of electricity in different parts of the world. Because of the significant expense in diesels cost and the requirement for a greener domain, such electric generating systems appear not to be efficient and environmentally friendly and should be tended to. This paper explores the attainability of utilizing a sustainable power source based on a cross-breed electric system in the cement factory in Salalah, Oman. The HOMER software that breaks down the system setup was utilized to examine the application and functional limitations of each hybridized plan. The result showed that a renewable-energy (RE)-based system has a lower cost of energy (COE) and net present cost (NPC) compared to diesel generator-based hybrid electric and standalone systems. Although the two pure renewable hybrid energy systems considered in this study displayed evidence of no emissions, lower NPC and COE values are observed in the photovoltaic/battery (PV/B) hybrid energy system compared with photovoltaic/wind turbine/battery (PV/WT/B). The PV/WT/B and PV/B systems have higher electricity production and low NPC and COE values. Moreover, the PV/B has the highest return on investment (ROI) and internal rate of return (IRR), making the system the most economically viable and adjudged to be a better candidate for rural community electrification demands.

MPPT-based on Bat algorithm for photovoltaic systems working under partial shading conditions

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Mohammed Asim ◽  
Piyush Agrawal ◽  
Mohd Tariq ◽  
Basem Alamri
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
Bat Algorithm ◽  
Photovoltaic System ◽  
Maximum Power Point ◽  
Partial Shading ◽  
Point Tracking ◽  
Power Point Tracking ◽  
Full Power ◽  
Power Point ◽  
Global Peak

Under partial shading conditions (PSC), most traditional maximum power point tracking (MPPT) techniques may not adopt GP (global peak). These strategies also often take a considerable amount of time to reach a full power point (MPP). Such obstacles can be eliminated by the use of metaheuristic strategies. This paper shows, in partial shading conditions, the MPPT technique for the photovoltaic system using the Bat Algorithm (BA). Simulations have been performed in the MATLAB ®/Simulink setting to verify the efficacy of the proposed method. In MPPT applications, the results of the simulations emphasize the precision of the proposed technique. The algorithm is also simple and efficient, on a low-cost microcontroller, it could be implemented. Hardwar in loop (HIL) validation is performed, with a Typhoon HIL 402 setup.

Study on Coal Mine Gas Monitoring System Based on Arduino

2014 ◽  
Vol 1073-1076 ◽  
pp. 2173-2176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui Chun Gao ◽  
Chao Jun Fan ◽  
Jun Wen Li ◽  
Ming Kun Luo
Keyword(s):  
Monitoring System ◽  
Coal Mine ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Gas Monitoring ◽  
Underground Coal Mine ◽  
Gas Concentration ◽  
Coal Mine Gas ◽  
Good Market ◽  
Mine Gas ◽  
Sd Card

Aimed at the frequency gas accident of coal mine, we designed a coal mine gas monitoring system based on Arduino microcontroller. The MQ-4 gas sensor was used to collect gas concentration, wireless ZigBee was used to transfer data of gas concentration to PC. The system can display gas concentration real-timely by LCD and use SD card to store the data. The system will send out sound and light alarm when the gas concentration overruns. Industrial tests have been carried out in Wuyang coal mine. Results show that gas monitoring system can well adapt to environment of underground coal mine and the measurement is accurate. The system is real-time monitoring and early warning. It has the characteristics of low power consumption, low cost, wireless, good market prospect.

A novel way of parameter estimation of solar photovoltaic system

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rahul Bisht ◽  
Afzal Sikander
Keyword(s):  
Parameter Estimation ◽  
Mean Absolute Error ◽  
Optimization Technique ◽  
Absolute Error ◽  
Photovoltaic System ◽  
Solar Photovoltaic ◽  
Solar Pv ◽  
Solar Panels ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Solar Photovoltaic System

Purpose This paper aims to achieve accurate maximum power from solar photovoltaic (PV), its five parameters need to be estimated. This study proposes a novel optimization technique for parameter estimation of solar PV. Design/methodology/approach To extract optimal parameters of solar PV new optimization technique based on the Jellyfish search optimizer (JSO). The objective function is defined based on two unknown variables and the proposed technique is used to estimate the two unknown variables and the rest three unknown variables are estimated analytically. Findings In this paper, JSO is used to estimate the parameters of a single diode PV model. In this study, eight different PV panels are considered. In addition, various performance indices, such as PV characteristics, such as power-voltage and current-voltage curves, relative error (RE), root mean square error (RMSE), mean absolute error (MAE) and normalized mean absolute error (NMAE) are determined using the proposed algorithm and existing algorithms. The results for different solar panels have been obtained under varying environmental conditions such as changing temperature and constant irradiance or changing irradiance and constant temperature. Originality/value The proposed technique is new and provides better results with minimum RE, RMSE, NMAE, MAE and converges fast, as depicted by the fitness graph presented in this paper.

scholarly journals Design of a Building-Integrated Photovoltaic System with a Novel Bi-Reflector PV System (BRPVS) and Optimal Control Mechanism: An Experimental Study

Electronics ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Khan ◽  
Kamran Zeb ◽  
Waqar Uddin ◽  
P. Sathishkumar ◽  
Muhammad Ali ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
Input Voltage ◽  
Photovoltaic System ◽  
Solar Pv ◽  
Pv System ◽  
Building Integrated Photovoltaics ◽  
Pv Module ◽  
Solar Pv System ◽  
Zero Carbon ◽  
The Cost

Environment protection and energy saving are the most attractive trends in zero-carbon buildings. The most promising and environmentally friendly technique is building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV), which can also replace conventional buildings based on non-renewable energy. Despite the recent advances in technology, the cost of BIPV systems is still very high. Hence, reducing the cost is a major challenge. This paper examines and validates the effectiveness of low-cost aluminum (Al) foil as a reflector. The design and the performance of planer-reflector for BIPV systems are analyzed in detail. A Bi-reflector solar PV system (BRPVS) with thin film Al-foil reflector and an LLC converter for a BIPV system is proposed and experimented with a 400-W prototype. A cadmium–sulfide (CdS) photo-resistor sensor and an Arduino-based algorithm was developed to control the working of the reflectors. Furthermore, the effect of Al-foil reflectors on the temperature of PV module has been examined. The developed LLC converter confirmed stable output voltage despite large variation in input voltage proving its effectiveness for the proposed BRPVS. The experimental results of the proposed BRPVS with an Al-reflector of the same size as that of the solar PV module offered an enhancement of 28.47% in the output power.

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