M. Boujnah, H. Ennaceri, K. Belasfar, A. El kenz, A. Benyoussef, M. Loulidi, Ennaoui Ahmed
{"title":"New transparent conducting oxide based on doped SnO2 for solar cells","authors":"M. Boujnah, H. Ennaceri, K. Belasfar, A. El kenz, A. Benyoussef, M. Loulidi, Ennaoui Ahmed","doi":"10.1109/IRSEC.2016.7983960","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IRSEC.2016.7983960","url":null,"abstract":"The full-potential linearized augmented plane wave method (FP-LAPW) based on the density functional theory (DFT) and Boltzmann's Transport theory, are employed to investigate theoretically the electronic structure, optical and electrical properties of Sc, Ti and V doped rutile SnO2. The FP-LAPW based on the new potential approximation known as the Tran-Blaha modified Becke-Johnson exchange potential approximation (mBJ). The calculated band structure and density of states (DOS) exhibit a band gap of pure SnO2 (3.3 eV) closer to the experimental one. As well, our results indicate that the average transmittance in the 400 to 1000 nm wavelength region was 90%. The high transmittance and electrical conductivity indicate that doped SnO2 system is a potential as material for solar energy applications.","PeriodicalId":180557,"journal":{"name":"2016 International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference (IRSEC)","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126378690","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}
R. Belaidi, A. Haddouche, M. Fathi, M. M. Larafi, G. M. Kaci
{"title":"Performance of grid-connected PV system based on SAPF for power quality improvement","authors":"R. Belaidi, A. Haddouche, M. Fathi, M. M. Larafi, G. M. Kaci","doi":"10.1109/IRSEC.2016.7984050","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IRSEC.2016.7984050","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents the design of a shunt Active Power Filter (SAPF) for grid-connected photovoltaic systems. The proposed system injects PV power into the grid, by feeding the SAPF; to eliminate harmonics currents and compensate reactive power produced by nonlinear loads. To inject the photovoltaic power to the grid we use a boost converter controlled by a Fuzzy logic (FLC) algorithm for maximum power point tracking (MPPT). The SAPF system is based on a two-level voltage source inverter (VSI); P-Q theory algorithm is used for references harmonic currents extraction. The overall system is designed and developed using MATLAB/Simulink software. Simulation results confirm the performance of the grid-connected photovoltaic system based on SAPF. For the MPPT controller, the results show that the proposed FLC algorithm is fast in finding the MPPT than conventional techniques used for MPPT like perturbed and observed (P&O). The simulated compensation system shows its effectiveness such as the sinusoidal form of the currents and the reactive power compensation. The proposed solution has achieved a low Total Harmonic Distortion (THD), demonstrating the efficiency of the presented method. Also, the results determine the performances of the proposed system and offer future perspectives of renewable energy for power quality improvement.","PeriodicalId":180557,"journal":{"name":"2016 International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference (IRSEC)","volume":"90 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115869208","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 designing the RC snubber circuit for a buck converter and testing its effectiveness","authors":"A. Algaddafi, K. Elnaddab","doi":"10.1109/IRSEC.2016.7984061","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IRSEC.2016.7984061","url":null,"abstract":"The semiconductor power devices are the main core of all power electronic devices. Therefore, the protection of semiconductor devices and their operation at a safe level are required. Semiconductor power devices, resistors, and capacitors usually have parasitic inductances and capacitances. When a rapid switching transition occurs in the switching devices, it creates a noise, an electromagnetic interference and ringing, on the waveforms. These issues in power switching devices can be resolved by either replacing the switching device with another switch that has rated to exceed the stress or by using a series Resistor-Capacitor (RC) circuit to reduce the stresses to a safe level. The former solution increases the cost, while the snubber circuit, which is a simple RC circuit, is popular and is commonly used for any practical switching circuit, such as power converters, motor drivers, and power electronic devices. Although some works have been addressed in designing the RC snubber circuit, those studies are either based on simple work, or they involve very complex method with results that are often difficult to interpret. In this paper, therefore, we establish how to design an RC snubber circuit experimentally for a buck converter. The buck converter is modelled in PSpice software with and without the RC snubber circuit, where the comparison can be made. The model results show that the current across the switching device is reduced by the RC snubber circuit. In addition, the experimental results validate and verify the effectiveness of the RC circuit and eliminate the ringing and the noises.","PeriodicalId":180557,"journal":{"name":"2016 International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference (IRSEC)","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131138970","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}
Rabie El Alaoui, H. Mounir, El Mostapha Boudi, A. El Marjani, Hicham Echab, A. Mohsine
{"title":"Performances comparison of wind turbine blades materials","authors":"Rabie El Alaoui, H. Mounir, El Mostapha Boudi, A. El Marjani, Hicham Echab, A. Mohsine","doi":"10.1109/IRSEC.2016.7984072","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IRSEC.2016.7984072","url":null,"abstract":"Over the ages, energy has been provided by oil, natural gas, nuclear energy, wood and coke. All these sources provoke pollution problems and they are limited. To overcome these problems, the renewable energy production must be hugely increased, in particular, wind energy. This latter is produced by using wind turbines. The blades play a vital and chief role in the wind turbines where their efficiency depends on the blade material. Indeed, the blade material should respond to several requirements such as: low weight, high stiffness and long fatigue life. The main objective of our paper is to discuss the various materials as candidates for blades and choose the best one using numerical simulations created by ANSYS.","PeriodicalId":180557,"journal":{"name":"2016 International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference (IRSEC)","volume":"59 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130940616","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}
Moussa Reddak, A. Berdai, Anass Gourma, Ayoub Nouaiti
{"title":"Nonlinear control strategy for wind turbine based on DFIG to enhance the LVRT capability","authors":"Moussa Reddak, A. Berdai, Anass Gourma, Ayoub Nouaiti","doi":"10.1109/IRSEC.2016.7983928","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IRSEC.2016.7983928","url":null,"abstract":"Under voltage dip conditions, the induced rotor over-currents of the doubly fed induction generators (DFIG) may greatly destroy the converter switches. In this paper, a nonlinear control based on integral backstepping control (IBC) strategy is presented to enhance the Low voltage ride-through (LVRT) of DFIG. The goal of the proposed control strategy applied to rotor side converter (RSC) and grid side converter (GSC) is the enhancement of transient performance of DFIG and limitation of DC-link overvoltage. In addition, to fulfill LVRT requirements, DFIG powers control strategy is developed to maintain the voltage at point of common coupling (PCC) within standard bound, specifically in voltage dip disturbance resulting from unbalanced grid faults. The simulation results are achieved by using Matlab/Simulink to prove the effectiveness of the proposed control strategy.","PeriodicalId":180557,"journal":{"name":"2016 International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference (IRSEC)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130988026","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":"Comparison of two MPPT methods fuzzy logic and ripple correlation control for the application of LED lighting supplied by photovoltaic panels grid","authors":"Abdellah Ziouh, A. Abbou","doi":"10.1109/IRSEC.2016.7983903","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IRSEC.2016.7983903","url":null,"abstract":"This article compares the efficiency of two methods, fuzzy logic and ripple correlation control to track the maximum power point of a photovoltaic panel used for LED lighting supply in order to illuminate locals which need artificial light during the day. The use of this technique will reduce power consumed through the electrical grid and consequently decrease the rate of carbon dioxide. Calculation examples shown in this paper are based on Moroccan CO2 emission factor for electricity and they have illustrated that a large quantity of CO2 will be avoided. The simulation results have shown the effectiveness of fuzzy logic (Mamdani model) for tracking the maximum power point. The connection with the electrical network upon an irradiation below 680 W/m2 is used.","PeriodicalId":180557,"journal":{"name":"2016 International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference (IRSEC)","volume":"42 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133507347","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}
Kamal Anoune, M. Bouya, Mokhtar Ghazouani, Abdelali Astito, A. Abdellah
{"title":"Hybrid renewable energy system to maximize the electrical power production","authors":"Kamal Anoune, M. Bouya, Mokhtar Ghazouani, Abdelali Astito, A. Abdellah","doi":"10.1109/IRSEC.2016.7983992","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IRSEC.2016.7983992","url":null,"abstract":"This paper focuses on an integration of photovoltaic (PV) and wind energy (WE) systems for sustained the electrical generation for partially cover the electrical power demand during adequate insolation, or/and adequate deposit of wind energy. Alone PV system or WE system cannot completely meet DC load demands. The proposed system combines the advantages of each generation system and provides electrical power to meet the remaining load. The current trend of research and development are focused in hybrid renewable energy systems (HRES) that allowing hybridization and optimization of the electrical generation. When it comes to the control system, whom aiming to maximize electrical generation and stabilize the output voltage of each renewable energy systems RES at 48 Volt. Both PV and WT require a special treatment, unlike other classic generation system, the power control system remain not easily, and requires two electronic processing stage, a stage for optimizing the power collected using an algorithm of Maximum power point tracking (MPPT), and another stage to boost and stabilize the output voltage at 48 volts. The priority of this paper remains in the proposal of mathematical and electrical models who include a standalone HRES with the interfacing power converters for connecting sources (PV, WT) to the DC Bus, these models are developed and applied in the MATLAB & Simulink.","PeriodicalId":180557,"journal":{"name":"2016 International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference (IRSEC)","volume":"2001 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132714234","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":"An improved approach to minimise energy cost in a small wind-photovoltaic hybrid system","authors":"N. Tutkun, N. Çelebi","doi":"10.1109/IRSEC.2016.7983981","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IRSEC.2016.7983981","url":null,"abstract":"Today recent developments in renewable technology such as wind and photovoltaic systems encourage people to generate electricity with low investment costs. In this manner, this may result in partial reduction in power demand hence import of primary sources may gradually decline as well as foreign dependence on energy. Furthermore this lets decrease power losses in transmission lines by reducing power generation capacity in power stations. The widely use of wind turbines and photovoltaic systems in residential and official buildings depends on being economic investment and operation costs. The unit investment cost shows no big difference in all the renewable systems but, to make operation cost lower the balance between production and consumption at any time interval must be maintained without shedding loads. For instance, in case of an hour time interval this balance should be maintained for 24 times in a day however this may not always be possible since sources of renewable energy are irregular. At some time intervals, a power boost is needed either by adding a power source to renewable system or by shedding loads according to their priorities but this is not desired case. In this study, the problem with 7 constraints was solved by a combinatorial optimization based the real-coded genetic algorithms to reduce operation cost to acceptable level and balance between generation and consumption at all the time intervals. The results are encouraging and meaningful for similar applications.","PeriodicalId":180557,"journal":{"name":"2016 International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference (IRSEC)","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127651439","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}
Samira Bouzida, E. Benamar, M. Battas, Z. Laghfour, Z. Sekkat, A. Slaoui, M. Abd-lefdil, M. Regragui
{"title":"Properties of Cu2ZnSnS4 films elaborated by modified spray process","authors":"Samira Bouzida, E. Benamar, M. Battas, Z. Laghfour, Z. Sekkat, A. Slaoui, M. Abd-lefdil, M. Regragui","doi":"10.1109/IRSEC.2016.7983950","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IRSEC.2016.7983950","url":null,"abstract":"By spray assisted chemical vapor deposition process, we have elaborated Cu2ZnSnS4 thin films at various deposition temperatures without any sulfurization treatment. The (112) preferential orientation was showed by X-ray diffraction. Raman spectroscopy confirmed the CZTS kesterite structure. Band gap values ranging from 1.35 eV to 1.5 eV were obtained by optical measurements.","PeriodicalId":180557,"journal":{"name":"2016 International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference (IRSEC)","volume":"118 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124213343","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}
A. Hemza, Haouam Abdeslam, R. Chenni, Debili Narimene
{"title":"Photovoltaic system output simulation under various environmental conditions","authors":"A. Hemza, Haouam Abdeslam, R. Chenni, Debili Narimene","doi":"10.1109/IRSEC.2016.7983900","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IRSEC.2016.7983900","url":null,"abstract":"This study presents a simulation procedure to describe the current-voltage and power-voltage characteristics of photovoltaic (PV) solar cell or module of different types of technologies; mono-crystalline silicon, multi-crystalline silicon and Thin film under various level of irradiation and different value of temperature based on LabVIEW software. The desired parameters of PV module including short circuit current, open circuit voltage, and max power point are calculated. All details of the modeling are shown in this paper and validated by the experimental data.","PeriodicalId":180557,"journal":{"name":"2016 International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference (IRSEC)","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114770984","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}