Assia Sellami, K. Kandoussi, R. El Otmani, M. Eljouad, A. Hajjaji, Fatima Lakrami
{"title":"Improvement of perturb and observe method for PV array under partial shading conditions","authors":"Assia Sellami, K. Kandoussi, R. El Otmani, M. Eljouad, A. Hajjaji, Fatima Lakrami","doi":"10.1109/IRSEC.2016.7983885","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IRSEC.2016.7983885","url":null,"abstract":"The power-voltage characteristic curve of solar PV modules has a multiple local maximum under partial shading conditions; in this case the conventional MPPT methods fail to track the real maximum power point which reduces the efficiency of the photovoltaic system. To keep the PV modules operate with their maximum power, this paper places a novel algorithm which is able to detect and track the global maximum under different shading conditions. The performance of the proposed method is verified by simulation and compared to the conventional perturbation and observation (P&O) method.","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":"127806552","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}
Pierre Tchakoua, M. Ouhrouche, G. Ekemb, R. Wamkeue, E. Benini
{"title":"An electric circuit model for Darrieus-type vertical axis wind turbine rotors: The Tchakoua model","authors":"Pierre Tchakoua, M. Ouhrouche, G. Ekemb, R. Wamkeue, E. Benini","doi":"10.1109/IRSEC.2016.7983865","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IRSEC.2016.7983865","url":null,"abstract":"The complex and unsteady aerodynamics of vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) pose significant challenges for simulation tools. Recently, significant research efforts have focused on the development of new methods for analysing and optimising the aerodynamic performance of VAWTs. This paper presents an electric circuit model for Darrieus-type vertical axis wind turbine (DT-VAWT) rotors. The novel Tchakoua model is based on the mechanical description given by the Paraschivoiu double-multiple streamtube model using a mechanical-electrical analogy. Model simulations were conducted using MATLAB for a three-blade NACA0012 aerofoil with an average Reynolds number of 40000 for the blade and a tip speed ratio of 5. The results obtained show strong agreement with findings from both aerodynamic and CFD models in the literature.","PeriodicalId":180557,"journal":{"name":"2016 International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference (IRSEC)","volume":"183 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":"116707199","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}
Abdelquoddouss Laghrissi, Mustapha ES-Sadqi, A. Idrissi
{"title":"Solving redundancy allocation problem applied to electrical systems using CSP and forward checking","authors":"Abdelquoddouss Laghrissi, Mustapha ES-Sadqi, A. Idrissi","doi":"10.1109/IRSEC.2016.7984036","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IRSEC.2016.7984036","url":null,"abstract":"Various players in the field of energy give a lot of importance to the evaluation of reliability of their electrical networks. Following our literature review, several limitations need to be pointed out. In this paper, we will present an accurate method of decision making based on constraint programming. Our main contributions are i) to propose a new generalized constraint based formalization of the problem that integrates the universal generating function ii) to adapt and extend the well known forward checking algorithm to find the optimal topology that combines various components by maximizing the reliability and reducing the investment cost. Our approach takes into account all system parameters unlike most existing methods of the literature. The obtained experimental results showed the efficiency of the proposed approach.","PeriodicalId":180557,"journal":{"name":"2016 International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference (IRSEC)","volume":"98 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":"116976768","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}
Ayoub Fentis, L. Bahatti, Mohamed Mestari, M. Tabaa, A. Jarrou, B. Chouri
{"title":"Short-term PV power forecasting using Support Vector Regression and local monitoring data","authors":"Ayoub Fentis, L. Bahatti, Mohamed Mestari, M. Tabaa, A. Jarrou, B. Chouri","doi":"10.1109/IRSEC.2016.7983968","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IRSEC.2016.7983968","url":null,"abstract":"In recent years many research works have study the problem of photovoltaic power forecasting because of its importance to grid management and large-scale PV integration. In order to forecast the Photovoltaic power production in the region of Casablanca Morocco, a simple and reliable model based on Support Vector Regression (SVR) and local monitoring data is proposed in this paper. Three models based on ε-SVR, ν-SVR and LS-SVR are compared using five performance indicators, MAE, MSE, RMSE, R2 and RRMSE (%). The best model shows a good results with an RRMSE of 15.23% and a coefficient of determination R2 = 0.96%.","PeriodicalId":180557,"journal":{"name":"2016 International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference (IRSEC)","volume":"48 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":"115675126","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. Algaddafi, K. Elnaddab, Abdullah Al Ma'mari, A.N. Esgiar
{"title":"Comparing the performance of bipolar and unipolar switching frequency to drive DC-AC Inverter","authors":"A. Algaddafi, K. Elnaddab, Abdullah Al Ma'mari, A.N. Esgiar","doi":"10.1109/IRSEC.2016.7984067","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IRSEC.2016.7984067","url":null,"abstract":"The inverter is a device that is used as an interface between the photovoltaic energy and the grid. The harmonic and distortion of the output current, and efficiency of the inverter are the main issues. This paper presents a model of Sinusoidal Pulse Width Modulation (SPWM) methods of unipolar and bipolar inverters in MATLAB and Psim software. A numerical model of the LC filter is derived in order to design and test the DC-AC inverter. The SPWM control is created by comparing triangle signal (a carrier waveform) and a reference signal (a sine waveform) whose frequency is the desired frequency. The simple circuit is used to characterize the scheme of SPWM techniques in order to obtain the pure output voltage and reduce the harmonic component. Empirical results show that the unipolar switching scheme is used in widespread a commercial PV inverter in order to have the flexibility to choose a filter and reduce the harmonic components. The switching frequency of the Sunny Boy inverter is found around 15 kHz and its transformer is estimated. Unipolar switching SPWM is very useful in low switching frequency than bipolar switching SPWM. The output voltage and current in both techniques have been analyzed in frequency and time domains.","PeriodicalId":180557,"journal":{"name":"2016 International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference (IRSEC)","volume":"2018 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":"114498267","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":"On the flow simulation based on piston models in OWC devices for wave energy conversion","authors":"H. Bouhrim, A. El Marjani","doi":"10.1109/IRSEC.2016.7983929","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IRSEC.2016.7983929","url":null,"abstract":"Several numerical models were adopted to simulate the flow behavior inside an oscillating column OWC device. The current paper presents a comparison between two numerical models, the prime is based on the study of the air flow in a simplified OWC piston model, and the other takes into consideration the whole domain composed of the OWC chamber coupled with a wave tank WT; which enable to investigate the impact of air-water interaction on the OWC device performances. For both models the flow is assumed to be unsteady, 2D, biphasic (air-water), and k-epsilon turbulent model.","PeriodicalId":180557,"journal":{"name":"2016 International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference (IRSEC)","volume":"52 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":"115224535","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":"Optical study of using ceramic foams for volumetric solar receivers","authors":"Mahmoud Alaa, M. Rady, M. Attia, E. Ewais","doi":"10.1109/IRSEC.2016.7983917","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IRSEC.2016.7983917","url":null,"abstract":"Ceramic foams are promising materials for volumetric solar receivers in concentrated solar power (CSP) plants. Understanding the solar heat flux distribution on the receiver is of great importance for optimizing the receiver volumetric efficiency and thermal performance. This work presents a 3D optical analysis of ceramic based volumetric solar receivers. The optical analysis is conducted using a Monte Carlo based solar ray tracing software. Ceramic foams are represented by idealized packed tetrakaidecahedron structures. The absorbed heat flux distribution and the effect of cell size, porosity and absorptivity on the penetration depth of the absorbed heat flux are investigated. Comparisons have been made with extruded honeycomb receivers. The results clearly demonstrate the dependence of flux distribution and penetration depth of solar rays on the material absorptivity and structure. The simulation results show a uniform heat flux distribution on the frontal faces with an intensity that increases with increasing the material absorptivity. Both the porosity and the cell size have a great effect on the penetration depth of the absorbed heat flux. In general, foam structure shows larger penetration depths than extruded honeycombs.","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":"115294829","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 methods used to evaluate the aggressivity of a Moroccan marine site on solar mirrors","authors":"Mohamed Guerguer, Z. Edfouf, O. Raccurt","doi":"10.1109/IRSEC.2016.7984014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IRSEC.2016.7984014","url":null,"abstract":"Durability of solar mirrors under Moroccan marine environment has been studied for a period of 3 years. At this period, a study was focused on marine atmosphere zone and studied the deposition of chlorides on wet candle device and its relation with chlorides accumulated into mirrors surface. Four glass mirror types were placed at exposure racks located at a marine outdoor site near the sea. Periodically, salts deposited on mirrors surface and those captured on wet candle device were recovered and its salinity was monitored by using a portable conductivity meter from VWR EC300. The data collected showed that the marine salt deposition is significant regarding the short distance from the seashore. Relationships between the concentration of marine salts and site meteorological conditions are established. Comparison between wet candle sensor and concrete samples methods were discussed. Finally, this study shows that chloride deposition plays an important role as an environmental indicator on service-life analysis of solar mirrors in marine atmosphere zone and it can provide important data for the design and maintenance of CSP infrastructures in such environments.","PeriodicalId":180557,"journal":{"name":"2016 International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference (IRSEC)","volume":"33 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":"125349012","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":"Study of steady state stability of the Moroccan Power system using bifurcation analysis","authors":"Noreddine Citroen, M. Ouassaid, M. Maaroufi","doi":"10.1109/IRSEC.2016.7983909","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IRSEC.2016.7983909","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a study of steady state stability of the Moroccan Power system using bifurcation analysis. More specifically, local bifurcation is considered since, unlike global bifurcation, the system can be analyzed entirely through changes in adequate local stability property of equilibrium for specific buses. The stability property used in this paper is the voltage, as this parameter becomes more and more important in assessing system stability after a series of outage and blackout faults caused by voltage collapse happened worldwide which highlighted the severity of voltage instability. The analysis is applied for the whole Moroccan power system in order to identify the weakest buses, which will serve as reference of the study of stability with regards different scenarios of renewable energy power plants generation. The outcome of this study, which consists of identification of potential stability problems and technical solutions to overcome them, will allow to have a full idea of the behavior of Moroccan Network before and after implementing the different energy strategies and plans of the country up to 2020.","PeriodicalId":180557,"journal":{"name":"2016 International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference (IRSEC)","volume":"24 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":"127929212","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":"Optimization of a solar thermal system for low temperature industrial heating process","authors":"Chaimaa El Mkadmi, A. Wahed","doi":"10.1109/IRSEC.2016.7983977","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IRSEC.2016.7983977","url":null,"abstract":"Global industrial energy consumption amounts to 3616.93 TWh of oil and oil products, 6059 TWh of gas and 8245.60TWh of electricity [1]. About two-third of this industrial energy is considered to utilize for industrial heating processes, also known as ‘industrial process heat’. With a goal to energy security and environmental sustainability, solar thermal system can be considered as an alternative solution for industrial heating applications. Solar thermal systems integrated with the industrial process heat for low temperature (60 – 120 °C) has a greater potential because of wider range of industrial applications. This paper studies a solar thermal system providing industrial heat required for a dairy industry. A TRNSYS simulation model has been developed to study the solar thermal systems performance for three different climatic conditions-Cyprus, France (Lyon) and Morocco (Casablanca). An optimum collector model has been analysed with evacuated tube collector technology and found out that solar thermal system meets-89%,76 % and 94% of the total heating load demand of the industry for three different regions-Cyprus, France and Morocco respectively.","PeriodicalId":180557,"journal":{"name":"2016 International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference (IRSEC)","volume":"22 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":"123620267","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}