{"title":"Solar photovoltaic and thermal systems for electricity generation, space heating and domestic hot water in a residential building","authors":"R. Adhikari, M. Buzzetti, S. Magelli","doi":"10.1109/ICCEP.2011.6036292","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCEP.2011.6036292","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper a techno-economical analysis has been carried out for the solar energy technologies (PV and thermal) and GSHP system employed for energy supply in a residential building for different end uses e.g. heating, hot water and electricity. The building is a three-story located in Milan, Italy. The building was designed based on current regulations on energy efficiency in buildings. The HVAC system is designed for minimising energy consumption by the appropriate choice of the heating and cooling systems. The space heating energy is supplied by a GSHP system with vertical ground heat exchangers. The domestic hot water is produced by a solar thermal system. A major part of electricity required for lighting, domestic appliances and the functioning of GSHP system is generated through a PV system. Both the solar thermal and PV systems are installed on the building roof.","PeriodicalId":403158,"journal":{"name":"2011 International Conference on Clean Electrical Power (ICCEP)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128515603","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}
S. Grillo, L. Martini, V. Musolino, L. Piegari, E. Tironi, C. Tornelli
{"title":"Management of different energy storage devices using a losses minimization algorithm","authors":"S. Grillo, L. Martini, V. Musolino, L. Piegari, E. Tironi, C. Tornelli","doi":"10.1109/ICCEP.2011.6036376","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCEP.2011.6036376","url":null,"abstract":"The paper presents a methodology for controlling different energy storage devices based on their efficiency curves and derived from their power losses functions. This control strategy was tested through simulations on a DC distribution system made up of two different energy storage devices (i.e., lead-acid battery and supercapacitors), and an active DC load. The effectiveness of the proposed algorithm was evaluated with different types of load cycles describing three benchmark driving cycles and was compared to different empiric strategies that set a constant share of the requested power between the storage devices.","PeriodicalId":403158,"journal":{"name":"2011 International Conference on Clean Electrical Power (ICCEP)","volume":"43 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132129396","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":"Electrical storage systems in cogeneration plants based on the solar energy source","authors":"C. Boccaletti, M. Macilletti","doi":"10.1109/ICCEP.2011.6036374","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCEP.2011.6036374","url":null,"abstract":"The intermittent nature of most renewable energy sources makes the choice of appropriate storage systems crucial to ensure the required availability in standalone power systems. Moreover, when the electrical load is characterised by large variations in a short time, the lifetime of conventional batteries can be seriously affected, and the maintenance costs increase accordingly. In the paper, the complete dynamic model of a sawmill supplied by a standalone photovoltaic-thermal (PV-T) power plant is developed, and the case in which the electrical storage system consists only of conventional batteries is compared with the case in which a supercapacitor bank is included. Performance and costs of both cases are discussed.","PeriodicalId":403158,"journal":{"name":"2011 International Conference on Clean Electrical Power (ICCEP)","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125098579","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 investment assessment for distribution reliability through a multi-objective evolutionary algorithm","authors":"S. Conti, R. Nicolosi, S. Rizzo","doi":"10.1109/ICCEP.2011.6036391","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCEP.2011.6036391","url":null,"abstract":"Reliability is an increasingly important issue in power systems. As well known, problems in distribution systems are the main responsible of customer unavailability. In the last years, the utility interest in the improvement of the reliability in power systems is continuously growing thanks to the deregulation of the electricity market. It is known that inserting switches along the network positively affects the distribution systems reliability but, of course, it involves utility costs. This paper deals with the optimal choice of number, type and location of telecontrolled/automated circuit breakers and sectionalizers in distribution systems taking into account their cost. The optimization problem has been solved by means of a multi-objective evolutionary algorithm able to provide the minimum cost investment required to obtain a given network reliability, as well as the maximum reliability that can be achieved for a given economic investment.","PeriodicalId":403158,"journal":{"name":"2011 International Conference on Clean Electrical Power (ICCEP)","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131288572","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":"ENEA's activities on C-PV technology","authors":"R. Fucci, C. Cancro, G. Graditi, C. Privato","doi":"10.1109/ICCEP.2011.6036369","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCEP.2011.6036369","url":null,"abstract":"ENEA, Italian Agency for new technologies, energy and sustainable development, has been involved in the Concentration-PhotoVoltaic (C-PV) technology for many years. The activities started in 2002 within the PhoCUS (Photovoltaic Concentrators Utility Scale) project. Now ENEA is involved in European (APOLLON - Multi Approach for high efficiency integrated and intelligent concentrating PV modules Systems) and National (SCOOP - Italian Solar Concentration technologies for Photovoltaic systems) projects. In this paper the main results achieved by ENEA in the C-PV technology will be presented.","PeriodicalId":403158,"journal":{"name":"2011 International Conference on Clean Electrical Power (ICCEP)","volume":"176 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115232886","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. Lopez Aguera, I. Rodriguez Cabo, D. Rey, E. Vieites Montes, V. Gandara
{"title":"Solar panels for auger southern observatory: “SPIDERSHADOWS”","authors":"A. Lopez Aguera, I. Rodriguez Cabo, D. Rey, E. Vieites Montes, V. Gandara","doi":"10.1109/ICCEP.2011.6036271","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCEP.2011.6036271","url":null,"abstract":"During the winter of 2009, technicians of the Pierre Auger Observatory (PAO) inform about how during a visual inspection they detect failures in the surface of different solar panels. The inspection was not casual, but due to problems with the level of charge of the batteries. Because of the aspect of the failure, we will name it “spiders” (arañitas). Other anomalies, related to the expected ageing, have been also observed: panels with blued cells, browed surface and others. In the present paper, we will describe each of the observed failures, their possible causes and their effect on the solar panel operation. The full data sample we used has been obtained either on dedicated laboratory test or by direct measurement in the field.","PeriodicalId":403158,"journal":{"name":"2011 International Conference on Clean Electrical Power (ICCEP)","volume":"108 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115551766","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":"Comparative study in terms of efficiency of different wind farms structures","authors":"Andrea Demean, V. Topa, C. Munteanu, R. Rizzo","doi":"10.1109/ICCEP.2011.6036282","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCEP.2011.6036282","url":null,"abstract":"Having a given number of Wind Turbines that have to be connected to the main electrical power system, this paper analyzes layouts of electrical networks comparing them from the efficiency point of view. Same number of turbines, same type of turbines, same voltage levels, same laying conditions of the cables and same cluster layouts are maintained, but connection of first turbines of the feeders to the substation are modified. For these conditions this paper shows which layout is more efficient taking into account the power curve of the Wind Farm.","PeriodicalId":403158,"journal":{"name":"2011 International Conference on Clean Electrical Power (ICCEP)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121088922","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":"Impact assessment of an energy management system on environmental pollution and economic performance","authors":"A. Cervone, D. Zaccagnini Romito, E. Santini","doi":"10.1109/ICCEP.2011.6036296","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCEP.2011.6036296","url":null,"abstract":"This paper proposes a fast and simple algorithm to assess the impact of an energy management system on the environmental and economic performance of a production process. The proposed technique is based on correlations among a set of energy drivers, uses quadratic regression methods and variance analysis. Modeling and parameter extrapolation, factors variability, multi-variable statistics and mean square error are used in order to derive a simple functional relationship between a set of state variables, allowing thus to obtain advanced solutions. Finally, the described mathematical models are implemented in software that is applied to the case study of a food products company. Results indicate the future research directions as well. It is worth notice that the proposed method is not restricted to energy management problems but can also be applied to many other engineering management systems.","PeriodicalId":403158,"journal":{"name":"2011 International Conference on Clean Electrical Power (ICCEP)","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126021304","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":"Centralized MPPT with string current diverter for solving the series connection problem in photovoltaic power generation system","authors":"R. Kadri, J. Gaubert, G. Champenois","doi":"10.1109/ICCEP.2011.6036364","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCEP.2011.6036364","url":null,"abstract":"Module integrated converters focus many research because they are considered as most promising solutions for grid connection of photovoltaic power generation systems. Most of the proposed approaches relied so far on the use of series string of DC-DC converter to create a high voltage string connected to DCAC inverter. The boost converter is better in this application. However, under inhomogeneous irradiation, the power generated from each PV module and output DC voltage of each boost becomes unbalanced so that the output currents of each boost are balanced and equal to the string current. In this case the boost converter cannot always deliver all the power from a mixture of shaded panels and those delivering full power. In this paper, a centralized MPPT with string current diverter for solving the series connection problem in photovoltaic power generation system is proposed to overcome this problem. One important feature of the proposed circuit herein is the ability to effectively decouple each PV module from the rest of the string, making this insensitive to changes in the string current. Hence it is possible to obtain the maximum power from the PV generator and allow it to operate at the optimum efficiency. The simulation and experimental results verify that the proposed topology exhibits good performance anyway of inhomogeneous irradiation. On the other hand, the string current diverter circuit does not operate if irradiation is homogeneous. So, in this last condition, the topology efficiency is improved.","PeriodicalId":403158,"journal":{"name":"2011 International Conference on Clean Electrical Power (ICCEP)","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125126493","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":"Reduced order of electrochemical model for a pouch type high power Li-polymer battery","authors":"X. Li, M. Xiao, S. Choe","doi":"10.1109/ICCEP.2011.6036317","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCEP.2011.6036317","url":null,"abstract":"A two dimensional model for a single cell is developed by connecting one dimensional electrochemical micro cell models by current collectors. The model is capable of representing terminal behavior along with internal physical variables that include temperature, potentials and ion flows. However, the model is very computational intensive and needs to be reduced for implementation into real time applications. The order reductions are carried out applying polynomial and state space approach for estimation of concentrations in electrolyte and electrodes. The potentials in the components are solved by iterative method and combined with the reduced order to substantially reduce the computational time. The two models are compared with respect to static and dynamic behavior at terminal voltage at different current rates as a function of state-of-charge (SOC) as well as concentrations of ions in electrodes and electrolyte in the cell. In addition, voltage responses of step current at charging and discharging processes are also compared.","PeriodicalId":403158,"journal":{"name":"2011 International Conference on Clean Electrical Power (ICCEP)","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114762667","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}