Weiyi Zhang, A. Cantarellas, D. Remon, A. Luna, P. Rodríguez
{"title":"A proportional resonant controller tuning method for grid connected power converters with LCL+trap filter","authors":"Weiyi Zhang, A. Cantarellas, D. Remon, A. Luna, P. Rodríguez","doi":"10.1109/ICRERA.2014.7016425","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICRERA.2014.7016425","url":null,"abstract":"Three-phase power converters are largely employed in power generation facilities based on renewable energy sources, and these converters commonly working in grid connection mode are frequently connected to the grid through passive filters. Nowadays the need for larger power converter-based generation plants increases continuously, and LCL+trap filter arises as a solution when switching frequency is reduced due to the power increase. However, the tuning of current controllers becomes more complex as the LCL+trap filter lead to a considerably high order system. In this work a method for tuning the gains of proportional resonant current controllers for three-phase high power converters linked to the grid through a LCL+trap filter is proposed and analyzed. Simulation and experimental results taken in different cases are shown to validate the proposed method.","PeriodicalId":243870,"journal":{"name":"2014 International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Application (ICRERA)","volume":"100 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133570260","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":"Arrangement of Fibonacci number photovoltaic modules for power generation woods","authors":"T. Nishiwaki, T. Yachi","doi":"10.1109/ICRERA.2014.7016546","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICRERA.2014.7016546","url":null,"abstract":"To achieve efficient production of solar energy, a three-dimensional Fibonacci number photovoltaic module (FPM) based on leaf arrangement has been proposed. A power generation woods will comprise a number of such FPMs. In this study, the shadowing effect of adjacent FPMs on power generation is investigated.","PeriodicalId":243870,"journal":{"name":"2014 International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Application (ICRERA)","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130796594","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":"Prediction of the performance of a solar thermal energy system using adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system","authors":"W. Yaici, E. Entchev","doi":"10.1109/ICRERA.2014.7016455","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICRERA.2014.7016455","url":null,"abstract":"This study investigates the applicability of adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) approach for predicting the performance parameters of a solar thermal energy system (STES). Experiments were conducted on the STES during the summer season and for different Canadian weather conditions in Ottawa. The experimental data were used for training and testing the ANFIS network model. The model was then optimised. The predicted values were found to be in very good agreement with the experimental values with mean relative error less than 0.18% and 3.26% for the preheat tank stratification temperatures and the solar fractions, respectively. The results demonstrate that the ANFIS approach can provide high accuracy and reliability for predicting the performance of thermal energy systems.","PeriodicalId":243870,"journal":{"name":"2014 International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Application (ICRERA)","volume":"48 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128309677","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":"Proposed smart DC nano-grid for green buildings — A reflective view","authors":"M. Shwehdi, S. Mohamed","doi":"10.1109/ICRERA.2014.7016488","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICRERA.2014.7016488","url":null,"abstract":"Almost all small scale renewable generators generate low voltage DC power. To supply power to the AC mains network, costly and inefficient power invertors/convertors setups are used. But ultimately, the generated power from such renewable energy sources may deliver to a DC load. A possible solution that can omit the usage of costly and inefficient power invertors/convertor setups is to install a DC network linking the DC devices to DC power supplies. This paper is to develop concepts and an outline of DC nano-network for a Smart Home, composed of: a home area network with a Smart Meter and Intelligent Devices. The Smart Meter and Intelligent Devices manage and control the loads by group using different wireless nodes. Efficient algorithms will be developed to manage loads during peak hours, to coordinate between the Smart Meters and Intelligent Devices and to monitor the power flow. The total load of the building will be categorized and managed. Intelligent Devices are attached to each load, monitoring and controlling the power flow individually. These Intelligent Devices can communicate with the Smart Meter and based on the decision making algorithms, the load can be managed during peak hours.","PeriodicalId":243870,"journal":{"name":"2014 International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Application (ICRERA)","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131682112","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}
M. Moranchel, Susel Fernández, I. Sanz, F. Rodríguez, Jorge Perez
{"title":"Low-cost monitoring system for solar farm using agent technology","authors":"M. Moranchel, Susel Fernández, I. Sanz, F. Rodríguez, Jorge Perez","doi":"10.1109/ICRERA.2014.7016439","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICRERA.2014.7016439","url":null,"abstract":"Currently one of the main sources of renewable energy is solar energy, which is presented as an alternative energy for sustainable development in protecting the planet. Solar farms are large areas of land where large amount of solar panels are connected together. Adding intelligence to control systems in solar farms allows monitoring and managing tasks, therefore is possible to detect malfunctions in the equipment and solves it. This paper presents a multi-agent monitoring system for a solar farm, that allows controlling the main indicators of solar panels such as power, current, voltage and position, with the aim of early fault detection in the panels and bring out actions for better performance.","PeriodicalId":243870,"journal":{"name":"2014 International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Application (ICRERA)","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134088876","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":"Contactless power delivery for mobile device charging applications","authors":"Astrid, Qifan Li, Yung C. Liang","doi":"10.1109/ICRERA.2014.7016468","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICRERA.2014.7016468","url":null,"abstract":"This paper investigates contactless power delivery for mobile charging application. The system uses electromagnetic induction principle to deliver power from primary coil to secondary coil which are separated by an air gap. In this work, a good methodology on coil design is used which achieves a high quality factor (Q) with value of over 1300 to be used in the resonant tank of the primary circuit. This significantly high Q value allows power to be transmitted over a larger distance with a highest system efficiency to reach above 73%. The maximum distance in which power can be transmitted is over 10cm at a coupling resonant frequency of 106kHz.","PeriodicalId":243870,"journal":{"name":"2014 International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Application (ICRERA)","volume":"39 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131609168","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":"Output power of 1/3-phyllotaxis FPM under various stage shape and cell size conditions","authors":"Kosuke Mukaiyama, T. Yachi","doi":"10.1109/ICRERA.2014.7016542","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICRERA.2014.7016542","url":null,"abstract":"In order to more effectively use solar energy, a three-dimensional (3D) photovoltaic module using Fibonacci numbers, hereafter referred to as a Fibonacci numbers photovoltaic module (FPM), has been proposed. In our previous report, it was shown that the power generation of an FPM, which is designed with multiple stages that mimic natural leaf arrangements, exceeds that of a conventional planar PV module. It was also shown that shadows cast by the FPM's upper-stage cells significantly influence the output power of the lower-stage (second stage) cells. In this paper, we show that the power generation of each cell depends on its size and shape, and that the output power of an FPM with square cells is larger than one with sector cells. Our results also show that the maximum output power per area is obtained when the first stage and second stages are the same size.","PeriodicalId":243870,"journal":{"name":"2014 International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Application (ICRERA)","volume":"40 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133892109","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":"Maximum power point tracking using fuzzy logic control for photovoltaic system","authors":"Y. Soufi, M. Bechouat, S. Kahla, K. Bouallegue","doi":"10.1109/ICRERA.2014.7016515","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICRERA.2014.7016515","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, a fuzzy logic control (FLC) based “Mamdani” is proposed to control the maximum power point tracking (MPPT) for a photovoltaic (PV) system. The proposed technique uses the fuzzy logic control to specify the size of incremental current in the current command of MPPT. As results indicated, the convergence time of maximum power point (MPP) of the proposed algorithm is better than that of the conventional Perturb and Observation (P&O) technique.","PeriodicalId":243870,"journal":{"name":"2014 International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Application (ICRERA)","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123871260","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 experimental study on modeling of transient response and parameters identification for Mn-type Li-Ion battery with temperature dependency","authors":"N. Somakettarin, T. Funaki","doi":"10.1109/ICRERA.2014.7016496","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICRERA.2014.7016496","url":null,"abstract":"This paper experiments and models the dynamic behaviors for Manganese-type Li-Ion battery during charging and discharging operations under several environments of temperatures and terminal currents. In this study, the variation of internal effective series resistance and effective capacity degradation to the environmental condition are experimentally evaluated and physically explained. The parameter identification method for the battery transient response model with the experimented transient response is proposed. The identified parameters are applied with the model in a Spice simulation. The voltage responses in the simulation and experiment for different amplitudes and periods of pulse currents are compared and acceptable results are verified.","PeriodicalId":243870,"journal":{"name":"2014 International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Application (ICRERA)","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128680594","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":"A simple-novel indirect algorithm for tracking maximum power under rapid or slow irradiation and temperature changes","authors":"M. Gokdag, M. Akbaba","doi":"10.1109/ICRERA.2014.7016472","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICRERA.2014.7016472","url":null,"abstract":"A novel indirect method for maximum power point tracking is proposed in this study. The proposed method, utilizing the linear relationship between the solar irradiation and the maximum power point current, directly provides the maximum power point current and hence the maximum power points trajectory. Therefore it does not require utilization of any search algorithm. Also it has been investigated that the maximum power point current is almost independent of the solar module temperature. Due to this interesting behavior, the proposed method has also superior response for the solar modules working under large temperature ranges. Therefore it has significant advantage over the conventional indirect methods using short circuit current or open circuit voltage. The proposed method is implemented on a boost type converter in MATLAB simulation environment and showed better results in terms of stability and power harvested from the solar module. The method is suitable for the solar systems such as used with micro-inverters.","PeriodicalId":243870,"journal":{"name":"2014 International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Application (ICRERA)","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128816898","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}