Yassine Nassereddine, Abdechafik Elharrak, H. Ait Ousaleh, S. Rachidi, Y. Filali Baba, A. Faik
{"title":"Screening of The Most Favorable Metal Oxides Systems for H2 Production via Solar Thermochemical Water Splitting","authors":"Yassine Nassereddine, Abdechafik Elharrak, H. Ait Ousaleh, S. Rachidi, Y. Filali Baba, A. Faik","doi":"10.1109/IRSEC53969.2021.9741151","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IRSEC53969.2021.9741151","url":null,"abstract":"Recently, green hydrogen production via solar thermochemical water splitting (STWS) as a clean and sustainable method is becoming a subject of interest to many researchers. Up to now, great effort is being made to develop a new material for STWS with low cost, provides good cycling stability and operates under mild conditions. In this paper, a thermodynamic study of different types of metal oxides including pure metal oxide, pure spinel metal oxides, and ferrite mixed oxides) was recoded to screen the most promising pairs for hydrogen production via STWS method.The obtained results showed the lowest reduction temperature (TR = 390 °C) related to the redox couple SrO2/SrO. However, the oxidation remains not thermodynamically feasible with water or using a strong oxidant such as NaOH. Besides, the couple Sb2O5/Sb2O3 shows good results in terms of reduction and oxidation temperatures (830 °C and 510 °C respectively). In addition, for spinel materials such Co3O4 and Mn3O4 the oxidation is only possible when NaOH is used. Finally, for ferrite systems and especially for NiFe2O4, a reduction temperature of 835 °C has been reported while more efforts should be directed to enhance the oxidation reaction feasibility of ferrite spinel systems.","PeriodicalId":361856,"journal":{"name":"2021 9th International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference (IRSEC)","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117135719","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":"Effect of Convection on Latent Heat Storage in a Tube and Shell Exchanger","authors":"Oussama El Mhamdi, E. Semma","doi":"10.1109/IRSEC53969.2021.9741157","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IRSEC53969.2021.9741157","url":null,"abstract":"The Lattice Boltzmann Method is a very strong numerical modeling method that has proved its effectiveness in many areas of study, especially in the field of fluid flow and thermo-hydrodynamic problems. In this paper, we present a new numerical study involving a tube and shell heat exchanger to evaluate the heat storage phenomena, and especially the effect of convection on storage enhancement. A case study and numerical results are provided using.an axisymmetric Lattice Boltzmann model. The results obtained show that convection accelerates latent heat storage.","PeriodicalId":361856,"journal":{"name":"2021 9th International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference (IRSEC)","volume":"68 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117149131","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":"Experimental Investigation on the Ground Temperature Profile for Shallow Geothermal Energy Applications in a Hot and Dry Climate","authors":"M. Bady, M. Ouzzane, Mohamed S. Shahin","doi":"10.1109/IRSEC53969.2021.9740731","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IRSEC53969.2021.9740731","url":null,"abstract":"To reduce the dependence on electrical energy for heating and cooling systems in hot and arid climate areas, shallow geothermal energy as a local energy source represents a promising alternative. In this regard, it is essential to know and understand the ground temperature profile to design shallow geothermal applications and estimate the energy contribution. Many parameters influence the ground temperature profile, such as soil properties, surface cover, soil moisture, degree of compaction...etc. The variation of these parameters affects the damping depth of the annual fluctuation of ground temperature and the thermal diffusivity. Accordingly, the present study investigates experimentally the ground temperature profile subjected to the variation of two selected parameters on the ground response time and the damping depth. These parameters are solar radiation and ground humidity. The ground temperatures were measured and then used to present the temperature distribution profiles. The measurement site is in Madinah (lat. of 24.5° N and long. of 39.5° E), KSA, characterized by a hot and arid climate, where the temperature in summer exceeds 48.0 °C. A well of 14 m depth and 7.5 cm diameter is drilled in the site, and 15 thermocouples (T-type) are used to measure the ground temperature at different depths. Results show that the ground temperature as a geothermal energy source is sensitive to solar radiation and soil humidity, especially near the ground surface. These parameters can influence the design and operation of EAHE.","PeriodicalId":361856,"journal":{"name":"2021 9th International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference (IRSEC)","volume":"436 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123576228","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":"Cascade H-Bridge Multilevel Inverter for a Wind Energy Conversion System Applications","authors":"Maha Annoukoubi, A. Essadki, T. Nasser","doi":"10.1109/irsec53969.2021.9741171","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/irsec53969.2021.9741171","url":null,"abstract":"This paper attends a study of the advantages of using a Cascade H-Bridge Multilevel inverter (MLI) for a wind energy conversion system WECS applications. As known WECS is a renewable system that aims to generate electrical energy from wind. In order to ensure the penetration of the generated energy into the power grid, it must satisfy IEEE 519 standards which consider that total harmonic distortion (THD) in power systems is limited in 5%. Since Multilevel inverters have been suggested to deal with THD drawbacks of conventional two-level inverter devices in many applications. In this work, we present the study modulation and simulation in MATLAB/ SIMULINK of the wind energy conversion system based on a Cascade H-Bridge Multilevel. The results of the simulation will confirm the import of using this inverter instead of the conventional one.","PeriodicalId":361856,"journal":{"name":"2021 9th International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference (IRSEC)","volume":"101 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115177746","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}
Archana Prasad, A. Varde, Raga Gottimukkala, C. Alo, P. Lal
{"title":"Analyzing Land Use Change and Climate Data to Forecast Energy Demand for a Smart Environment","authors":"Archana Prasad, A. Varde, Raga Gottimukkala, C. Alo, P. Lal","doi":"10.1109/IRSEC53969.2021.9741210","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IRSEC53969.2021.9741210","url":null,"abstract":"Energy is essential for the sustainable development of nations. Increasing population growth, along with expected increases in duration and intensity of extreme weather, can increase energy demands. There is the potential for further interruption if companies do not appropriately account for an increase in demand, especially with the state and federal agencies implementing a transition to clean energy production by the end of the decade. In order to assess energy demand with changing variables, we conduct energy demand analysis in a moderate emissions scenario in the residential sector that consumes the most energy of all energy sectors. We assess changes in energy demand by comparing results from the data mining / machine learning techniques of Support Vector Machines (SVM) and Artificial Neural Network (ANN). Our results are helpful in contributing to sustainable energy goals in line with smart environment initiatives via greenness and energy efficiency.","PeriodicalId":361856,"journal":{"name":"2021 9th International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference (IRSEC)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114169262","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}
Vinicius Marson, Domisley Dutra Silva, J. B. C. Silva, E. M. Cardoso
{"title":"Theoretical and Numerical Analysis of a Passive Cooling System for a Commercial Photovoltaic Module","authors":"Vinicius Marson, Domisley Dutra Silva, J. B. C. Silva, E. M. Cardoso","doi":"10.1109/IRSEC53969.2021.9741189","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IRSEC53969.2021.9741189","url":null,"abstract":"The installed solar energy capacity increased in Brazil up to 169% from 2018 to 2019. Although photovoltaic systems do not require deep maintenance, the efficiency of photovoltaic modules is decreased from 0.40 to 0.50% for each °C gained in the operating temperature. Thus, depending on the environmental conditions, a cooling system is necessary to increase the durability and efficiency of the project. The present work analyzes the generation of an installed photovoltaic module (PV module) and performs a theoretical and numerical study for the system's thermal behavior, depending on the experimental conditions, including the impact of adding extended surfaces (fins) on the average module temperature. The passive cooling system consists of 36 L-shaped aluminum fins arranged in the central region on the backside surface of the PV module. The theoretical model for predicting the temperature of the PV module without a coupled cooling system was satisfactory compared with the values obtained experimentally; the numerical model presented similar results to the experimental ones, validating the simulation. A reduction in the average temperature of the module was observed with the use of fins as a passive cooling system (an average temperature reduction of 8 °C, in the analytical study, corroborated by a reduction of 8.8 °C in the numerical simulation compared to the experimental data).","PeriodicalId":361856,"journal":{"name":"2021 9th International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference (IRSEC)","volume":"66 6","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120874807","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":"PV Sizing of a Stand Alone Solar Carport System Linked to Charging Stations and its Economic Analysis (A Case Study)","authors":"Fatima-Ezzahra Riakhi, A. Khaldoun","doi":"10.1109/IRSEC53969.2021.9741148","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IRSEC53969.2021.9741148","url":null,"abstract":"Electricity production from renewable energy sources mainly from solar energy, encouraged the shifting toward clean energy generation while responding to the increased energy demands of the population. This paper aims to design an off-grid photovoltaic (PV) solar carport to supply energy to electric cars. Sizing the off-grid solar carport system is to determine the number and type of solar panels, system voltage, batteries, charge regulator, and inverter size. In addition to sizing fuses and switches, combiner boxes, and the wires connecting the components of the system. In this case, the available parking area for which a solar carport is designed is 165 m2. Thus, 102 solar panels are installed which have an annual energy production of 42150KWh determined by the software System Advisor Model (SAM), where the performance of each solar panel annually decreases by 0.5%. For a daily energy demand of 65KWh, 40 batteries where each battery has a capacity of 220Ah, 4 inverters where each has a power rating of 25KW, and 17 charge controllers are installed. Linking the system components is done through copper wires that their length and cross-section area are sized. The economic analysis of the system concluded that the capital investment cost of the system is 661045.36MAD, the life cycle cost (LCC) is 1460022.64MAD, the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) is 1.60MAD/KWh, and the payback period is 10.5 years. The estimated amount of the mitigated CO2 emissions for the PV system is 657347Kg/year. The results of the developed system can further be used in other applications for solar PV systems sizing.","PeriodicalId":361856,"journal":{"name":"2021 9th International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference (IRSEC)","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121558239","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}
Hicham Elmadioune, Abdechafik Elharrak, Y. F. Baba, Fayrouz Elhamdani, Hanane Ait Ousaleh, H. Bouzekri, A. Faik
{"title":"Techno-Economic Investigation of Novel Hybrid CSP-PV Plant Configuration","authors":"Hicham Elmadioune, Abdechafik Elharrak, Y. F. Baba, Fayrouz Elhamdani, Hanane Ait Ousaleh, H. Bouzekri, A. Faik","doi":"10.1109/IRSEC53969.2021.9741100","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IRSEC53969.2021.9741100","url":null,"abstract":"Many researchers have recently become interested in the hybridization of concentrating solar power (CSP) and photovoltaic (PV) technologies. The hybridization has the objective to gather the low cost of the thermal storage system of CSP with the drop in PV technology equipment. Unlike the common hybridization configuration in which CSP and PV works separately to produce electricity, through this paper we present a new configuration where the PV is used to upgrade the produced heat from CSP by using the electricity produced. Midelt city (Morocco) is selected to perform this study, and system advisor model (SAM) software to simulate the PV and CSP behavior. SAM enables for the greatest performance of CSP and PV plants by optimizing the DNI design point and tilting angle. The outcomes demonstrate that these two parameters have an impact on annual production, LCOE, and capacity factor. The best DNI design point for CSP in Midelt City is 400W/m2, while the optimum tilt angle for PV plants is 32°. Furthermore, using a PV plant to upgrade the heat transfer fluid will save the plant 163, 500 € in the first year.","PeriodicalId":361856,"journal":{"name":"2021 9th International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference (IRSEC)","volume":"2016 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121775156","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":"Investigation of The Structural Properties of SnO2 Co-doped by (K, Dy) and (K, Sm) Synthesized by The Co-precipitation Method for Photon Conversion","authors":"Najoua Eraza, M. Messous, M. Naji, M. Tahri","doi":"10.1109/IRSEC53969.2021.9741198","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IRSEC53969.2021.9741198","url":null,"abstract":"We report in this work the effect of Dysporsium and Samarium doping and activated by Potassium as charge compensator on the structural properties of SnO<inf>2</inf> nanopowders. The undoped and doped samples (K,Dy: SnO<inf>2</inf>) and (K,Sm: SnO<inf>2</inf>) at 3% K and various concentration of Dy and Sm (1%, 3 % and 5 %) ) were synthesized via a coprecipitation method.The prepared samples have been characterized by X-ray diffraction and infrared spectroscopy. The peak at 26.59° observed in XRD confirm the formation of a SnO<inf>2</inf> phase in a rutile tetragonal structure with orientation preferences for (110). Rietveld refinement analysis revealed the contraction of lattice parameters due to doping / co-doping, with a particle size range of 12-39 nm determined using Debye Scherrer's formula. Also, the FTIR spectra confirmed the presence of Sn-O and Sn–O–Sn bonds in all the synthesized samples and the transmittance is greater in the SnO<inf>2</inf>(K<sup>+</sup>, Dy<sup>3+</sup>) than SnO<inf>2</inf>(K<sup>+</sup>, Sm<sup>3+</sup>) in the energy range of (400-4000) cm<sup>-1</sup>.","PeriodicalId":361856,"journal":{"name":"2021 9th International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference (IRSEC)","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132397979","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}
Marwa Tayoury, Abdelwahed Chari, M. Aqil, Y. Tamraoui, J. Alami, M. Dahbi
{"title":"High Rate Na3NiZr(PO4)3 Electrode Material for Sodium-ion Batteries","authors":"Marwa Tayoury, Abdelwahed Chari, M. Aqil, Y. Tamraoui, J. Alami, M. Dahbi","doi":"10.1109/irsec53969.2021.9741137","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/irsec53969.2021.9741137","url":null,"abstract":"Highly crystalline and stable Na superionic conductor-type phase Na3NiZr(PO4)3 was explored as an anode material for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs). Synthesized through a simple sol-gel method, the structural and electrochemical properties of this phosphate material was investigated using a diversity of techniques including X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and electrochemical testing (Galvanostatic cycling, cyclic voltammetry). Na3NiZr(PO4)3/C delivers an initial specific discharge energy of 140 mAh/g in sodium half-cell at current density of 25 mA/g in the potential window 0.01-2.5V. Good capacity retention was maintained even at high current density rates from 25 to 500 mA/g.","PeriodicalId":361856,"journal":{"name":"2021 9th International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference (IRSEC)","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130467298","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}