Design and Implementation of an Automatic Control for Two Axis Tracking System for Applications of Concentrated Solar Thermal Power

Hamidi, Saad T.; Mohammed, Jamal Abdul-Kareem; Reda, Laith Muhsin

doi:10.22153/kej.2018.01.010

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“…AC motor of 1600 rpm was used to rotate the centrifugal container, in addition to measure the humidity inside the crystallization unit the humiditytemperature sensor (DHT11), were used. On the other hand the system also includes electronic parts: three uno-arduinos [12], each of them is responsible for one of the sensors and to convert Analog-to-digital signal (ADC). Six relays as a latching relays, that were used to convert the DC arduinos output signals into appropriate signals to enter the PLC as an input.…”

Section: Mechanicaland Electronic Partsmentioning

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Design and Implementation of SCADA System for Sugar Production Line

Abdulsattar¹,

Mustafa²,

Hadi

2019

alkej

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SCADA is the technology that allows the operator to gather data from one or more various facilities and to send control instructions to those facilities. This paper represents an adaptable and low cost SCADA system for a particular sugar manufacturing process, by using Programmable Logic Controls (Siemens s7-1200, 1214Dc/ Dc/ Rly). The system will control and monitor the laboratory production line chose from sugar industry. The project comprises of two sections the first one is the hardware section that has been designed, and built using components suitable for making it for laboratory purposes, and the second section was the software as the PLC programming, designing the HMI, creating alarms and trending system. The system will have two HMI screens according to the two operating states of system (Automatic and Manual), the operator can choose between them by a selector switch, this method helps the operators when fixing a failure and wanting to check it without operating all the process. The result has accomplished the goals of controlling, the parameters (temperature, flow, humidity) were monitored, failure was detected by an alarm.

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Section: Mechanicaland Electronic Partsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Design and Implementation of SCADA System for Sugar Production Line

Abdulsattar¹,

Mustafa²,

Hadi

2019

alkej

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“…Solar thermal technology faces many engineering obstacles, researchers have proposed many technologies to improve the solar thermal efficiency of parabolic dish concentrators using different tracking technologies. (Tami et al, 2018) has proposed a two-axis tracking system to increase the efficiency of parabolic trough solar concentrators to heat water up to 89C° and showed that the dual axis tracking efficiency was increased by 23% in comparison to the fixed system. (Mahmood and Al-Salih, 2018) has compared two solar dish concentrators, the first was covered with small pieces of mirror and the other one was covered with miller paper, results showed that the mirror-covered dish efficiency is improved due to having a better reflecting surface.…”

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Design and Analysis of the Dual Axis Tracking System for Solar Thermal Concentrator in Erbil City using Arduino Controller

2023

ZJPAS

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Solar thermal is a kind of renewable energy that converts solar radiation to heat using a concentrator that concentrates the heat in the focal point. The receiver is located in the focal and transfers heat to the flowed water, rising the water temperature beyond boiling. To harvest the most solar efficiency, a dual tracking system is used that tracks the sun during the daytime. This paper proposes implementing Arduino Uno dual axis tracking system for the solar parabolic concentrator dish. The tracking system is controlled and managed by using an Arduino microcontroller and light sensors. The proposed system has been installed in the city of Erbil and the testing results showed the success of the proposed system in which the dual tracking system tracked the sun precisely and the concentrator with the help of the receiver raised the flowed water to the desired temperature.

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“…As known, electricity production stations work either by fuel, gas or other resources, so the use of these resources profusely leads to an increase in the percentage of pollution. Thus, the use of renewable energy becomes a crucial need to be applied to reduce the percentage of pollution as well as reduce the excessive use of natural resources for electricity production [2][3][4][5]. Countries began to find a reliable and applicable source of renewable energy.…”

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Design and development of a new portable roof gutter for electricity production

Alwan

Mustafa

Ghaeb

et al. 2021

EEJET

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Despite a sufficient energy supply, harvesting energy from rainfall is essential for intelligent water management. A significant part is still untapped or little exploited, which is the renewable energy produced from rainwater. This paper proposes a portable gutter of the rainwater energy harvesting system to provide electricity that may be sufficient for powering lights and charging cell phones in rainy locations with limited electricity. A prototype is designed and tested to determine the feasibility of rainwater as a source of renewable energy. The aim is to minimize and respectively suspend the use of fossil energy sources, as well as decrease the percentage of pollution as it is a cause of global warming. The system prototype consisted of a gutter assembly that collected and funneled water from the roof to a downspout. The turbine was connected through a gearbox to a DC motor serving as the generator. The device is optimal during high rainfall intensities that produce larger flow rates. A smart algorithm has been applied, which is salutary to keep the system working and has the ability to control the flow of collected rainfall water. Also, this system is useful to install and use in the rural area where the national grids are not common and the level of rainfall is high. The applied system utilized and installed in more than one hundred premises can produce more than 4 kWh for one rain. In some countries such as Malaysia, the average number of rainy days is 250 days a year, so the use of this system in 100 premises can help to provide 80 MWh to the national grid yearly. The system is characterized by simplicity of design and lack of complexity in addition to ease of installation and cheapness, which is the basis for the availability of this system for use by everyone

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Design and Implementation of an Automatic Control for Two Axis Tracking System for Applications of Concentrated Solar Thermal Power

Cited by 3 publications

References 7 publications

Design and Implementation of SCADA System for Sugar Production Line

Design and Implementation of SCADA System for Sugar Production Line

Design and Analysis of the Dual Axis Tracking System for Solar Thermal Concentrator in Erbil City using Arduino Controller

Design and development of a new portable roof gutter for electricity production

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