{"title":"Technical Feasibility Study of a Grid-Tied 85 MW Floating Solar PV Power Plant in Benghazi – Libya","authors":"Ahmad Awad Ramadan, Gamal Hashem, Ahmed Tahir","doi":"10.1109/IREC56325.2022.10001999","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IREC56325.2022.10001999","url":null,"abstract":"The growing worldwide demand for power has increased the quest for low-impact alternative sources, with solar photovoltaic being highlighted as one of the most feasible choices. However, solar power plants need extensive ground areas, which are a significant constraint. This restriction may be overcome if the panels are positioned on bodies of water. From this standpoint, the idea of Floating photovoltaic system installed in water bodies such as natural lakes or dams’ reservoirs was emerged, which provides advantages, the most important of which is an increase in production capacity as a result of the low temperature of the panel.in this search examined the possibility of floating PV systems for Benghazi Libya's Great Omar al-Mukhtar reservoir and was then compared to the same system but on the land. The architecture of the two PV systems was planned with the optimum tilt angle and photovoltaic spacing between the two systems in mind. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (USA) System Advisor Model (SAM) was utilized to perform energy simulations based on meteorological data and system architecture. The findings showed that the planned floating PV system has risen by 4.16 percent over the ground PV system.","PeriodicalId":115939,"journal":{"name":"2022 13th International Renewable Energy Congress (IREC)","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121417616","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Toward Reconfigurable DPP Converters","authors":"Y. Mahmoud","doi":"10.1109/IREC56325.2022.10001949","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IREC56325.2022.10001949","url":null,"abstract":"Differential Power Processing (DPP) converters have been recently utilized for reducing the losses in partially shaded PV systems. Through enabling new paths for currents, shaded panels have less impact on blocking higher currents from series connected PV modules. This ultimately results in harvesting more power from partially shaded PV units. Unfortunately, the number of required DPP converters increases linearly with the number of series PV units. To address this challenge, this paper investigates the possibility of reconfiguring DPP converters reducing the number of needed converters. Instead of using a complete set of DPP converters, reconfiguring DPP converters could substantially reduce the number of needed converters. The used DPP converters will be connected to shaded units and reconfigured online with changes in shadings to reduce the mismatch power losses. Validation and verification through simulation is conducted to demonstration the effectiveness of the proposed idea.","PeriodicalId":115939,"journal":{"name":"2022 13th International Renewable Energy Congress (IREC)","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121587180","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
N. Ould Cherchali, M. R. Skender, B. Bentchikou, A. Tlemçani, A. Morsli
{"title":"Parametric identification of a photovoltaic panel by the Firefly algorithm","authors":"N. Ould Cherchali, M. R. Skender, B. Bentchikou, A. Tlemçani, A. Morsli","doi":"10.1109/IREC56325.2022.10001922","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IREC56325.2022.10001922","url":null,"abstract":"Solar cells are the basic structures of photovoltaic systems and solar energy conversion. Solar cell/module modeling involves the formulation of thenon-linear current versus voltage (I-V) curve. Determination of parameters plays an important role in solar cell/module modeling. This study concerns the extraction of five parameters of a solar cell with single diode, by using the new algorithm named firefly Algorithm (FA) for identification of these parameters based on the current-voltage characteristic. The found parameter values are compared with other algorithms swarm of particles (PSO) and the genetic algorithm (GA) based on the same data.","PeriodicalId":115939,"journal":{"name":"2022 13th International Renewable Energy Congress (IREC)","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134440109","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"DOE of heat transfer and entropy generation in channel microheat exchanger driven by a coflow","authors":"R. Djebali, M. Ferhi","doi":"10.1109/IREC56325.2022.10001923","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IREC56325.2022.10001923","url":null,"abstract":"This paper aims to perform heat transfer and entropy generation in a micro medium filled with nanoliquid in the slip flow regime. The case of microchannel is investigated using a mesoscopic numerical analysis. The nanofluid flow is driven along the microchannel by a co- flow at the inlet. Near the top cold wall the flow is induced by a constant velocity (Uin) and hot temperature (TH) but near the bottom heated wall the nanoliquid is driven by a constant velocity (Uin/4) and a cold temperature (TC). The slip velocity and the temperature jump conditions are imposed to the walls. Lattice Boltzmann method was used to solve the obtained governing equation system by means of the SRT-BGK model. Attention was focused on the influence of the emerging input parameters such as Knudsen number (Kn), Reynolds number (Re), nanoparticles diameter (Dp) and volume fraction (Vf) on the heat transfer enhancement and entropy generation minimization throughout this paper. Correlations of heat transfer enhancement and volumetric entropy have been inscribed based on response surface methodology.","PeriodicalId":115939,"journal":{"name":"2022 13th International Renewable Energy Congress (IREC)","volume":"131 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122491920","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hydrogen-based Hybrid Renewable Energy System Sizing Optimization using HOMER","authors":"A. Recioui, F. Z. Dekhandji","doi":"10.1109/IREC56325.2022.10002028","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IREC56325.2022.10002028","url":null,"abstract":"Conventional power systems are mostly based on fossil fuels. These constitute a substantial source of pollution in addition to being quickly depleted. Isolated areas and communities cannot profit from this type of electric energy for the reason that they are far from the grid. The hybrid renewable energy systems (HRES) have demonstrated to be an excellent solution for such a situation. The purpose of this paper is to design and optimize a standalone hybrid energy system to satisfy the electricity demand for a remote drilling site in Adrar province located in the South of Algeria. To cure the problem of intermittence of the solar and wind sources, a hydrogen-based set up is appended to the hybrid renewable energy system. The simulations are done using HOMER software to determine the optimal the HRES configurations considering techno-economic criteria.","PeriodicalId":115939,"journal":{"name":"2022 13th International Renewable Energy Congress (IREC)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130494039","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"New Approach for Controlling PV-PV Differential Power Processing Converters","authors":"Y. Mahmoud","doi":"10.1109/IREC56325.2022.10001944","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IREC56325.2022.10001944","url":null,"abstract":"Partial shading has serious impact on the efficiency and operation of solar PV systems resulting in significant power losses. Differential Power Processing (DPP) has been found effective in eliminating the impact of partial shading without adding extra power losses. They provide an effective alternative to distributed converters that require processing the entire extracted power scarifying the efficiency. This paper proposes a DPP structure that eliminates the needed voltage sensors for extracting the maximum power tracking. Instead of measuring the power of each individual PV submodule for tracking the maximum power, the proposed approach relies on maximizing the module current participating in eliminating the voltage measurements. Since the voltage of the module’s output is controlled by the output controller and can be considered constant to the faster inner controllers, operating the DPP converters to maximize the current should is demonstrated to maximize the power of the submodules. The effectiveness of the proposed structure is validated by simulation through Simulink under variety of shading scenarios.","PeriodicalId":115939,"journal":{"name":"2022 13th International Renewable Energy Congress (IREC)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130270985","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Performance Assessment of Ksourian Models: An Algerian case study","authors":"Khadidja Rahmani, N. Bouaziz","doi":"10.1109/IREC56325.2022.10001974","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IREC56325.2022.10001974","url":null,"abstract":"This research focuses on Ksourian models of Algerian country. The proposal work is to check and evaluate thermal performance of old technique, which are derived from the Ksourian model, using simulation tools. The adopted assessment method foresees the following steps: An inventory of Ksourian models in Algeria. Selecting typologies of the southwest area for making an exhaustive study on these typologies. Comparison of selected typologies \"Ksourian models\" to currently building. Reported research could contribute to make an assessment card mapping of Ksourian models in Algeria, which facilitates proposals improvement to this building type and participate to preserve this cultural heritage.","PeriodicalId":115939,"journal":{"name":"2022 13th International Renewable Energy Congress (IREC)","volume":"150 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134590491","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Contours of Air and Brick Temperatures inside a Tunnel Kiln","authors":"N. Soussi, W. Kriaa, H. Mhiri, P. Bournot","doi":"10.1109/IREC56325.2022.10002009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IREC56325.2022.10002009","url":null,"abstract":"We present, in this work, the main results obtained from a two-dimensional numerical modeling of a tunnel kiln used for production hollow bricks. The results obtained made it possible to present contours of the temperature inside a tunnel kiln using a home-made two-dimensional code written with the open-source software SCILAB. The results showed the existence of a vertical temperature gradient in the brick stacks which can affect the final quality of the baked products.","PeriodicalId":115939,"journal":{"name":"2022 13th International Renewable Energy Congress (IREC)","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133644539","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Optimal Placement of DGs in the Distribution Networks using an Analytical Approach","authors":"F. Z. Dekhandji, Habiba Baali, A. Recioui","doi":"10.1109/IREC56325.2022.10001894","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IREC56325.2022.10001894","url":null,"abstract":"The work deals with the penetration of Distributed Generators (DGs) units into a simple radial system. An analytical optimization method is used to determine the optimal locations and sizes of the DGs minimizing the power distribution loss. A load flow method called Backward/Forward is used. In addition, a method based on the calculation of Voltage Stability Index (VSI) is employed to ensure the stability of the system after the placement of DG units.","PeriodicalId":115939,"journal":{"name":"2022 13th International Renewable Energy Congress (IREC)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133324779","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Modelling and Estimation of The Optimum Tilt Angle of Photovoltaic Systems, Case Study: Libya","authors":"A. Teyabeen, F. Mohamed","doi":"10.1109/IREC56325.2022.10002019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IREC56325.2022.10002019","url":null,"abstract":"The most important parameter for designing solar photovoltaic (PV) systems is the tilt angle of PV panels with horizontal surface. It determines the amount of radiation incident on PV panels surfaces, thus it is required for an economic evaluation of solar PV systems. For this reason, this study aims to estimate the optimum tilt angle of solar PV panels to exploit the maximum daily solar radiation on the inclined surface. The analysis was achieved based on measured data recorded in four cities of Libya. The optimum tilt angle was determined by changing the angle of surface from 0° up to 90° with the 1° resolution and searching for the maximum value of the corresponding daily total solar radiation. In addition, Six empirical models were established to estimate the optimum tilt angle of PV panels. Their empirical coefficients were determined using non-linear regression technique. The models accuracies were evaluated using statistical criteria such as mean bias error, MBE, root mean square error, RMSE, and correlation coefficient, R. A combined statistical indicator, CSI, has been developed to assess and rank the performance of models. The presented results showed that the optimum tilt angle in the four studied sites varied from 0° to 59° throughout the year, it increased during the winter and decreased during the summer. The results also showed that both third-order polynomial and Fourier model presented the best efficiency in estimating optimum tilt angle with R = 0.9943.","PeriodicalId":115939,"journal":{"name":"2022 13th International Renewable Energy Congress (IREC)","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114504923","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}