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Off- grid Hybrid Renewable Energy System

Off- grid Hybrid Renewable Energy System. Hamad Jassim Rajab 200621000 Abdulrahman Kalbat 200608959 Buti Al Shamsi 200440143 Ahmed Al Khazraji 200620066. Department of Electrical Engineering. Graduation Project II Course Spring 2011. Outline. GPI Achievements

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Off- grid Hybrid Renewable Energy System

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  1. Off-gridHybridRenewableEnergy System Hamad Jassim Rajab 200621000 AbdulrahmanKalbat 200608959 Buti Al Shamsi 200440143 Ahmed Al Khazraji 200620066 Department of Electrical Engineering Graduation Project II Course Spring 2011

  2. Outline • GPI Achievements • Modified Block Diagram • Design Constraints and Standards • HOMER Cases and Comparisons • Wind Turbine optimization • Maximum Power Point • Solar panel optimization • Solar Panel Shading Distance • Pyranometer • Anemometer • Data Acquisition Device (CompactRIO) • Expected Research Areas • Gantt Chart • Designed Poster • Achievements (WETEX 2011+ISSE)

  3. GPI Achievements (1/6)Requirements, Specifications and Constraints • Requirements: Continuous power supply, relatively clean energy and low operating cost • Specifications: best installation location, backup availability and automatic switching • Constraints: limited financial support and area and meeting standards and regulations

  4. GPI Achievements (2/6) Load Profile

  5. GPI Achievements (3/6) Load Profile Total Load Demand = 26.1 kWh/day

  6. GPI Achievements (4/6)Subsystem Sizing 1 wind turbine 24 solar panels 1 Variable Speed Diesel Generator 1 Bi-directional Inverter 24 Batteries 3 Charge Controller

  7. GPI Achievements (5/6) HOMER Simulation • HOMER = Hybrid Optimization Model for Electric Renewables

  8. GPI Achievements (6/6) HOMER Simulation • Main Inputs: • Preferred load profile • Actual Climatic Conditions in Al Ain city (Wind speed and Solar radiation) • Equipments sizes • Main Results: • Operation Cost (AED/Year) • Cost of Energy (AED/kWh) • CO2 Emissions (kg/year)

  9. Modified Block Diagram

  10. Design Constraints and StandardsBudget and Temperature • Limited Budget: 228,000 AED • Ambient temperature: • Average = 28.55 o C • Minimum = 5.3 o C ( in January ) • Maximum = 50 o C ( in June ) (From National Centre of Meteorology and Seismology in UAE )

  11. Design Constraints and StandardsArea (1/3) Free Area = Total area – Used area = (25m X 38m) – (14m X 15m) = (950 m2) – (210 m2) = 740 m2

  12. Design Constraints and StandardsArea (2/3) Solar Panels Considerations: • Maintenance spacing (dust removal) • Panel to panel distance according to NEC (avoiding shade)

  13. Design Constraints and StandardsArea (3/3) Batteries Considerations: • Installed in a cabinet or not Battery rack Battery cabinet Battery Bank

  14. Design Constraints and StandardsNoise Noise: • Threshold of pain = 130 dBA @ 10 meters • Equipment noise < Threshold of pain • Noise from diesel generator and wind turbine

  15. HOMER Simulation (1/8)Case 1: Hybrid System: (5 kW Solar, 0.4 kW Wind, 7 kW Diesel) • Power Sources: 24 PVs, 1 Wind Turbine, 1 Diesel Generator • Load Sharing: 58% PV, 1% Wind, 41% Diesel • Cost of Energy: 2.9 AED/kWh • Operating Cost: 15,300 AED/yr • Shortage: 0% • CO2 Emissions: 6,119 kg/yr

  16. HOMER Simulation (2/8)Case 1: Hybrid System: (5 kW Solar, 0.4 kW Wind, 7 kW Diesel)

  17. HOMER Simulation (3/8)Case 2: Renewable Energy System: (5 kW Solar, 0.4 kW Wind) • Power Sources: 24 PVs, 1 Wind Turbine • Load Sharing: 98% PV and 2% Wind • Cost of Energy: 3 AED/kWh • Operating Cost: 9,920 AED/yr • Shortage: 36% • CO2 Emissions: 0 kg/yr

  18. HOMER Simulation (4/8)Case 2: Renewable System: (5 kW Solar, 0.4 kW Wind)

  19. HOMER Simulation (5/8)Case 3: Renewable Energy System: (17 kW Solar, 0.4 kW Wind) • Power Sources: 81 PVs, 1 Wind Turbine • Load Sharing: 99% PV and 1% Wind • Cost of Energy: 4.4 AED/kWh • Operating Cost: 13,780 AED/yr • Shortage: 0% • CO2 Emissions: 0 kg/yr

  20. HOMER Simulation (6/8)Case 3: Renewable Energy System: (17 kW Solar, 0.4 kW Wind)

  21. HOMER Simulation (7/8)Case 3: Diesel Generator: (7 kW Diesel Generator) • Power Sources: Diesel Generator ONLY • Load Sharing: 100% Generator • Cost of Energy: 3.8 AED/kWh • Shortage: 0% • Operating Cost: 34,000 AED/yr • CO2 Emissions: 25,433 kg/yr

  22. HOMER Simulation (8/8)Results

  23. Wind Turbine (1/2) Wind Turbine: • Average wind direction range = 339o to 6o Angles measured clock-wise from North

  24. Wind Turbine (2/2) • Wind angle range: 27o • Wind turbine blades should head towards the indicated range.

  25. Solar panel (1/11)Installation site coordinates Latitude: 24.2 N Longitude: 55.7 E

  26. Maximum Power Point (1/4)Definition The point on the current-voltage (I-V) curve of a solar module under illumination, where the product of current and voltage is maximum (Pmax, measured in watts).

  27. Maximum Power Point (2/4)Circuit and Equation Model

  28. Maximum Power Point (3/4)Matlab Simulation

  29. Maximum Power Point (4/4)I-V characteristic and PV Power I-V characteristic PV Power

  30. Maximum Power Point (1/7)Definition The point on the current-voltage (I-V) curve of a solar module under illumination, where the product of current and voltage is maximum (Pmax, measured in watts).

  31. Maximum Power Point (2/7)Ideal Model

  32. Maximum Power Point (3/7)Matlab Simulation for Ideal Model

  33. Maximum Power Point (4/7)Real Model

  34. Maximum Power Point (5/7)Matlab Simulation for Real Model

  35. Maximum Power Point (6/7)I-V characteristic Ideal Model Real Model

  36. Maximum Power Point (7/7)PV Power Ideal Model Real Model

  37. Solar panel (2/11)Seasons and sun’s locations • 1st day of spring/autumn = 90 – 24.2 = 65.8o above southern horizon • 1st day of winter = 65.8 – 23.5 = 42.3o above southern horizon • 1st day of summer = 65.8 + 23.5 = 89.3o above southern horizon

  38. Solar panel (3/11)Seasons and sun’s locations • Summer (21 June - 23 September) = 89.3o to 65.8o • Autumn (23 September – 22 December) = 65.8o to 42.3o • Winter (22 December – 21 March) = 42.3o to 65.8o • Spring (21 March – 21 June) = 65.8o to 89.3o

  39. Solar panel (4/11)Expected solar panel tilt angles Solar panel tilt (heading south) = 90 – sun location • Summer (21 June - 23 September) = 0.7o to 24.2o • Winter (22 December – 21 March) = 47.7o to 24.2o • Yearly yield = 24.2o

  40. Solar panel (5/11)Solar panel tilt angles using PVSYST Software • Summer optimum tilt = 0o to 6o

  41. Solar panel (6/11)Solar panel tilt angles using PVSYST Software • Winter optimum tilt = 43o to 46o

  42. Solar panel (7/11)Solar panel tilt angles using PVSYST Software • Yearly yield optimum tilt = 21o to 24o

  43. Solar panel (8/11)Solar panel tilt angles using case study Solar radiation Vs months of the year for different angles in Al Ain Winter Spring Summer Autumn

  44. Solar panel (9/11)Solar panel tilt angles using case study Solar variation (10o) = 0.76 – 0.54 = 0.22 kW/m2 Solar variation (20o) = 0.77 – 0.6 = 0.17 kW/m2 Solar variation (30o) = 0.76 – 0.55 = 0.21 kW/m2  Optimum angle: around20o (maximum and stable solar radiation)

  45. Solar panel (10/11)Factors affecting solar radiation 1) Angle of solar incident: • Best when perpendicular on the tilted plane • Maximum in 1st day of Spring and Autumn Maximum points Winter Spring Summer Autumn

  46. Solar panel (11/11)Factors affecting solar radiation 2) Length of the day: • In polar regions, 6 months of daylight. • Highest solar radiation in the first day of summer (24 hours daylight) Drop during summer ?

  47. Solar Panel Shading distance (1/10)

  48. Solar Panel Shading distance (2/10)

  49. Solar Panel Shading distance (3/10) Solar Panel Dimensions Length = 1.652 m Width = 0.994 m mm mm

  50. Solar Panel Shading distance (4/10) Sun path in Al Ain

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