Financial feasibility analysis of a micro-controller based solar powered rickshaw

Siddique, Abu; Khondokar, A. A.; Patoary, M. N. H.; Kaiser, M. Shamim; Imam, Auwal Mustapha

doi:10.1109/eict.2014.6777818

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“…Neglecting the rotational loss, the power absorbed by the propeller on a particular torque, T, can be expressed as [3] …”

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confidence: 99%

“…The onboard automatic battery charger controls the correct charging rate and is always plugged-in. The battery power, denoted by P batt , can be expressed as [3] …”

Section: Selection Of Battery Bankmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…If pitch is increased by 2 inch, the RPM of a propeller will drop by 200. The thrust, denoted by T, is mathematically expressed as [3] T…”

Section: Selection Of Propellermentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This type of systems-known as hybrid systems-is feasible in terms of technical and economical point of views [10]. Most of the hybrid systems include a diesel engine generator (DEG) due to relatively low price [3].…”

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“…The majority of these water boats are powered by human labor, sail power, and diesel and gasoline driven engines. Diesel and gasoline are fossil fuels, which are formed from geological deposits of organic materials on the earth surface over hundreds of millions of years [1][2][3][4].…”

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Techno-financial analysis and design of on-board intelligent-assisting system for a hybrid solar–DEG-powered boat

Mamun

Chowdhury

Kaiser

et al. 2016

Int J Energy Environ Eng

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In this paper, we present a financial feasibility analysis and design of an on-board-assisting system for a hybrid solar-diesel-powered boat. The major components of this boat are solar panel, battery bank, speed and direction controller for dc motor, brushless dc motor, diesel engine generator (DEG), and intelligent-assisting system (IAS) to assist the sailor. A DEG is considered to maintain the ability to run the system even during night-time, cloudy, and partially cloudy days. The energy demand posed by the electrical system requires maintaining an appropriate balance between the energy sources-done by an on-board-processing element which facilitates the system to run automatically. The capacity of the battery bank is considered large enough to satisfy electrical power requirement of the system for a whole day during noncharging periods. The optimal configuration for the hybrid system is selected from HOMER simulation results, whereas a financial feasibility analysis of the proposed hybrid solar and DEG-powered boat is performed using a clean energy management software called RETScreen. The IAS also provides solutions to the common naval hazards, such as over-weight and inclement weather by employing depth of submergence detector and GSM network interface. Financial analysis reveals that the proposed system is financially feasible, while tests showed that IAS successfully provides navigational supports to sailors.

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“…Neglecting the rotational loss, the power absorbed by the propeller on a particular torque, T, can be expressed as [3] …”

Section: Selection Of Propellermentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The onboard automatic battery charger controls the correct charging rate and is always plugged-in. The battery power, denoted by P batt , can be expressed as [3] …”

Section: Selection Of Battery Bankmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…If pitch is increased by 2 inch, the RPM of a propeller will drop by 200. The thrust, denoted by T, is mathematically expressed as [3] T…”

Section: Selection Of Propellermentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Techno-financial analysis and design of on-board intelligent-assisting system for a hybrid solar–DEG-powered boat

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Chowdhury

Kaiser

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Int J Energy Environ Eng

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Solar Tricycle with Lateral Misalignment Maximum Power Point Tracking Wireless Power Transfer

Namin

Chaidee

Prachuabroek

et al. 2018

2018 15th International Conference on Electrical Engineering/Electronics, Computer, Telecommunications and Information Technolo

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Performance evaluation of a microcontroller-based solar powered auto-rickshaw

Siddique¹,

Sakib

Tahsien

et al. 2014

2014 International Conference on Electrical Engineering and Information &Amp; Communication Technology

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This paper represents the performance evaluation of a microcontroller based solar-powered auto-rickshaw which can be used extensively in Bangladesh for transportation. The battery operated traditional auto-rickshaw is charged by national grid whereas the battery bank of the proposed microcontroller based solar-powered auto-rickshaw is charged by solar power. A PIC microcontroller is programmed to control the duty cycle of the dc motor and thereby reduce the battery discharge time of the battery bank. The life cycle cost (LCC) analysis has been done and compared with the traditional battery operated autorickshaw. It has been found that LCC/kWh of the proposed rickshaw is minimum. The practical measured results reveal that the performance of the proposed rickshaw outperforms the conventional battery operated auto-rickshaw.

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Financial feasibility analysis of a micro-controller based solar powered rickshaw

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Techno-financial analysis and design of on-board intelligent-assisting system for a hybrid solar–DEG-powered boat

Techno-financial analysis and design of on-board intelligent-assisting system for a hybrid solar–DEG-powered boat

Solar Tricycle with Lateral Misalignment Maximum Power Point Tracking Wireless Power Transfer

Performance evaluation of a microcontroller-based solar powered auto-rickshaw

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