Street lighting poles top solar power generation for typical housing area in Kuwait

The need for energy is on the rise every year in Kuwait. Currently, largely, generation is fossil fuel-based consisting of power generating stations, transmission lines made from high pylons or towers, and distribution-all networked together in a complicated huge power system, the safe operation and...

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Main Authors: Khan, Sheroz, Ahmed, Musse Mohamud, Muhaisen, Naser A.N., Habaebi, Mohamed Hadi, Ahmed, Nabil
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Language:English
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Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2020
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author Khan, Sheroz
Ahmed, Musse Mohamud
Muhaisen, Naser A.N.
Habaebi, Mohamed Hadi
Ahmed, Nabil
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Muhaisen, Naser A.N.
Habaebi, Mohamed Hadi
Ahmed, Nabil
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description The need for energy is on the rise every year in Kuwait. Currently, largely, generation is fossil fuel-based consisting of power generating stations, transmission lines made from high pylons or towers, and distribution-all networked together in a complicated huge power system, the safe operation and stability of which demands for a generation a extra-bit larger than the consumers' demand. This paper presents a logical study as a solution to the increasing demand on electricity from Kuwaiti consumers from alternative source of solar. This study focuses on presenting a scenario of generating electricity from solar panels on top of street lighting poles in Kuwait. A detailed study has been conducted of street lighting poles types varying in sizes, lengths and the consumption of each lighting pole in Kuwait. This paper discusses the possibility of installing solar systems on all Street lighting poles; thus, the size of different solar systems has been calculated suitable to the length of each lighting pole. It will further highlight how to handle the shortage of generating electricity and cover a part of the growing demand using solar panels installed on street lighting poles. An allocated section of the city with installed streetlight poles solar panels make what is like a micro-grid which will prove helpful in meeting some of the energy demand. The resulting micro-solar system is connected directly with the electrical grid and through it; the generated electricity from the solar system will be injected into the electrical grid during the day without using storage batteries. This process, without batteries, allows avoiding extra costs in terms of purchase, installation and periodic maintenance for batteries.
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spelling iium-823972020-08-25T06:56:43Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/82397/ Street lighting poles top solar power generation for typical housing area in Kuwait Khan, Sheroz Ahmed, Musse Mohamud Muhaisen, Naser A.N. Habaebi, Mohamed Hadi Ahmed, Nabil TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering TK4001 Applications of electric power TK4125 Electric lighting The need for energy is on the rise every year in Kuwait. Currently, largely, generation is fossil fuel-based consisting of power generating stations, transmission lines made from high pylons or towers, and distribution-all networked together in a complicated huge power system, the safe operation and stability of which demands for a generation a extra-bit larger than the consumers' demand. This paper presents a logical study as a solution to the increasing demand on electricity from Kuwaiti consumers from alternative source of solar. This study focuses on presenting a scenario of generating electricity from solar panels on top of street lighting poles in Kuwait. A detailed study has been conducted of street lighting poles types varying in sizes, lengths and the consumption of each lighting pole in Kuwait. This paper discusses the possibility of installing solar systems on all Street lighting poles; thus, the size of different solar systems has been calculated suitable to the length of each lighting pole. It will further highlight how to handle the shortage of generating electricity and cover a part of the growing demand using solar panels installed on street lighting poles. An allocated section of the city with installed streetlight poles solar panels make what is like a micro-grid which will prove helpful in meeting some of the energy demand. The resulting micro-solar system is connected directly with the electrical grid and through it; the generated electricity from the solar system will be injected into the electrical grid during the day without using storage batteries. This process, without batteries, allows avoiding extra costs in terms of purchase, installation and periodic maintenance for batteries. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2020-04-23 Proceeding Paper PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/82397/2/82397_Street%20lighting%20poles%20top%20solar%20power%20generation%20for%20typical%20housing%20area%20in%20Kuwait_ft.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/82397/1/82397_Street%20lighting%20poles%20top%20solar%20power%20generation%20for%20typical%20housing%20area%20in%20Kuwait_scopus.pdf Khan, Sheroz and Ahmed, Musse Mohamud and Muhaisen, Naser A.N. and Habaebi, Mohamed Hadi and Ahmed, Nabil (2020) Street lighting poles top solar power generation for typical housing area in Kuwait. In: 2nd IEEE International Conference on Innovative Research and Development, ICIRD 2019, 28th - 30th June 2019, Universitas Indonesia Depok, Indonesia. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9074623 10.1109/ICIRD47319.2019.9074623
spellingShingle TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
TK4001 Applications of electric power
TK4125 Electric lighting
Khan, Sheroz
Ahmed, Musse Mohamud
Muhaisen, Naser A.N.
Habaebi, Mohamed Hadi
Ahmed, Nabil
Street lighting poles top solar power generation for typical housing area in Kuwait
title Street lighting poles top solar power generation for typical housing area in Kuwait
title_full Street lighting poles top solar power generation for typical housing area in Kuwait
title_fullStr Street lighting poles top solar power generation for typical housing area in Kuwait
title_full_unstemmed Street lighting poles top solar power generation for typical housing area in Kuwait
title_short Street lighting poles top solar power generation for typical housing area in Kuwait
title_sort street lighting poles top solar power generation for typical housing area in kuwait
topic TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
TK4001 Applications of electric power
TK4125 Electric lighting
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