This paper analyses the application of supercapacitors in a standalone off-grid solar PV system. The solar PV system at University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UNMC) was tested using a programmable load. The programmable load was used to apply various load values to the system. The results on the effect of using different loads will be analysed and tested with and without a supercapacitor bank. Results show that the supercapacitor can supply peak current demand and preserve battery state of charge during the day. This system can be implemented in rural areas or small industries.
The electrical production is the primary performance of any solar photovoltaic (PV) system. The PV panel operating temperature is inversely proportional to the electrical production of the PV panel. The operating temperature of PV panel is influenced by solar radiation absorbed and the ambient temperature. In the present work, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) method is used to investigate a three-dimensional (3-D) model of a PV panel. It is also essential to estimate the thermal behaviour of the PV panel under various environmental conditions. The primary purpose of this current work is to analyse temperature distribution from the PV panel under given operating conditions. The model geometry is built by using CATIA design software. ANSYS software was simulated the different intensity of solar radiation that applied to the PV panel in order to observe the temperature distribution on each layers of the PV panel. The ambient temperature of the simulation is fixed 35 °C according to the maximum ambient temperature captured in Malaysia. The simulation results show that an increase in solar radiation intensity along with the PV panel operating temperature increase.
This paper presents a Solar Photovoltaic central control system to supply electricity to rural farming village. Due to the fact that the farming village is rich with natural resources that can be tapped for captive energy generation, UNMC has developed a central cabin system that can be expanded to control Solar PV system but also other potential renewable energy system such as Mini Hydro, Tidal and even Wind. This paper only focuses on the initial Solar Photovoltaic aspect. . The system was tested with varying loads and results show that the system has the capability to supply sufficient power to rural homes. It is envisaged that this central control unit will be further developed and tested with other renewable energy systems, hence reducing reliance on conventional fossil based generated electricity.
The magnetic resonance inductive coupling energy transfer from transmitter to receiver is designed in this project through magnetic inductive coupling. The transmitter sends energy through induction to the electrical devices from the transmitter to the receiver and then stores the energy in the batteries. Because the transmitter coil has a gap with the receiver coil. This wireless charging using two methods to show the output, first using the Taguchi Method and second using Superimposed Technique. The Result shows that output voltage must high than the input voltage and the same at secondary coil because using the same number of turns. The output voltage at the voltage regulator shows the output must in 5 Volts to charging the mobile phone with high efficiency.
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