Because of the dependency of output power of the PV cells to the irradiance and temperature. noticeable amount of fluctuations is injected to the system that is not acceptable and should be reduced so that the power quality of the system is improved. In this paper application of the ECS …
Read More »Optimal Control of Distributed Energy Resources using Model Predictive Control
An optimal MPC-based control strategy is proposed for coordinating different DERs for an isolated power system. The designed MPC control strategy is able to meet all the performance objectives which are to minimize fuel costs and changes in power output of diesel generators (minimizing mechanical wear and tear). minimize costs …
Read More »Velocity and power density analysis of the wind at Letseng-la-terae in Lesotho
The analysis shows that Let seng is a Class 4 site with 95% C.I. of both the bi-annual mean wind speed given by 5.97 0.07 m s and the bi-annual mean power density of 208.56 7.31 W m2 both calculated at 10 m a.g.l. The minimum speed is hardly ever …
Read More »Multi-Criteria Applications in Renewable Energy Analysis. a Literature Review
In general. evaluating energy systems is a complex analysis that can be defined as a multi-dimensional space of different indicators and objectives. The use of multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA) techniques provides a reliable methodology to rank alternative renewable energy resources. technologies and projects in the presence of different objectives and …
Read More »PV-Battery System for Smart Green Building using Transformer Coupled DC-DC Converter
Among the RES (renewable energy sources) available in the world PV based energy harvesting are more reliable for rural. off grid and also for green energy applications. Since the electrical energy available from PV is DC we can use it for serving the DC loads which reduces the conversion losses. …
Read More »Control Scheme for Power Quality Improvement in Islanded Microgrid operation
The simulation results shows that proposed control scheme provides required voltage stability in an islanded microgrid and thereby improves power quality at the consumer terminal. Different test conditions have been identified and simulated under islanded microgrid to analyse the effectiveness of D-statcom. The simulation clearly shows that proposed D-statcom can …
Read More »Integration of Photovoltaic-Fuel Cell Scheme for Energy Supply in Remote Areas
The paper presents a hybrid FC PV renewable energy utilization scheme for Village Island electricity generation. The integrated renewable scheme utilized a coordinjated multi regulator error driven coordinated controller to ensure effective energy utilization. common DC and AC bus stabilization. enhanced power quality and near maximum energy utilization under varying …
Read More »Applicability of flashing desalination technique for small scale needs using a novel integrated system coupled with nanofluid-based solar collector
A numerical investigation was carried out with the objective of studying a single stage flashing evaporation unit. An estimation of the desalted water production and cost is done. The possible factors and parameters those have an effect on the system production and cost are studied. Five main parameters that have …
Read More »Overview of power inverter topologies and control structures for grid connected photovoltaic systems
This paper has presented different topologies of power inverter for grid connected photovoltaic systems. Centralized inverters interface a large number of PV modules to the grid. This included many shortcomings due to the emergence of string inverters. where each single string of PV modules is connected to the DC–AC inverter. …
Read More »Real and reactive power control of distributed PV inverters for overvoltage prevention and increased renewable generation hosting capacity
This paper evaluates the effectiveness of real and reactive power control. of distributed PV inverter systems. to manage network voltage rise problems while avoiding excessive curtailment of potential solar generation capacity. High resolution PV generation. customer load and network voltage data has been collected at a number of trial sites …
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