Design and simulation of solar roof-top projects for an energy self-reliant university campus
A University campus becoming self-reliant in terms of electricity generation is always important. The power requirement of a University campus is mainly for its academic blocks for different departments. The laboratories, libraries, and hostel facilities also require continuous power needs. Conventi...
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| description | A University campus becoming self-reliant in terms of electricity generation is always important. The power requirement of a University campus is mainly for its academic blocks for different departments. The laboratories, libraries, and hostel facilities also require continuous power needs. Conventionally, the electricity needs are met utilizing the power received from the local utility and the University will be paying for it based on the tariff fixed by the local regulators and agreed by the utility. It is proposed to install Solar Roof-top PV power plants in shade-free rooftops of the buildings inside a University campus to offset the University’s electricity needs and to make the University self-reliant in terms of electricity generation and consumption. This integrated and comprehensive solar project is intended to reduce the carbon footprint of the University and aiming for a carbon-neutral campus. Detailed feasibility studies have been conducted for installing solar roof-top power plants in the selected building roof-tops of the University. Based on the feasibility study, design and simulation have been carried out for a total 1.6MWp capacity of solar roof-top projects to completely offset the total electricity needs of the University based on the current electricity consumption patterns. The design and simulation are accomplished utilizing PVsyst software and the economic and environmental analysis has been carried out utilizing RETscreen software for arriving at the results |
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| spelling | ump-326252021-11-25T02:17:41Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/32625/ Design and simulation of solar roof-top projects for an energy self-reliant university campus Ajith, Gopi K., Sudhakar Ngui, Wai Keng TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery A University campus becoming self-reliant in terms of electricity generation is always important. The power requirement of a University campus is mainly for its academic blocks for different departments. The laboratories, libraries, and hostel facilities also require continuous power needs. Conventionally, the electricity needs are met utilizing the power received from the local utility and the University will be paying for it based on the tariff fixed by the local regulators and agreed by the utility. It is proposed to install Solar Roof-top PV power plants in shade-free rooftops of the buildings inside a University campus to offset the University’s electricity needs and to make the University self-reliant in terms of electricity generation and consumption. This integrated and comprehensive solar project is intended to reduce the carbon footprint of the University and aiming for a carbon-neutral campus. Detailed feasibility studies have been conducted for installing solar roof-top power plants in the selected building roof-tops of the University. Based on the feasibility study, design and simulation have been carried out for a total 1.6MWp capacity of solar roof-top projects to completely offset the total electricity needs of the University based on the current electricity consumption patterns. The design and simulation are accomplished utilizing PVsyst software and the economic and environmental analysis has been carried out utilizing RETscreen software for arriving at the results IOP Publishing 2021 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed pdf en cc_by http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/32625/1/Paper%205%20conference%20proceeding%20.pdf Ajith, Gopi and K., Sudhakar and Ngui, Wai Keng (2021) Design and simulation of solar roof-top projects for an energy self-reliant university campus. In: IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, The International Postgraduate Conference on Mechanical Engineering (IPCME 2021) , 19-20 January 2021 , Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia. pp. 1-11., 1078 (012013). ISSN 1757-8981 (Print), 1757-899X (Online) (Published) https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/1078/1/012013 |
| spellingShingle | TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Ajith, Gopi K., Sudhakar Ngui, Wai Keng Design and simulation of solar roof-top projects for an energy self-reliant university campus |
| title | Design and simulation of solar roof-top projects for an energy self-reliant university campus |
| title_full | Design and simulation of solar roof-top projects for an energy self-reliant university campus |
| title_fullStr | Design and simulation of solar roof-top projects for an energy self-reliant university campus |
| title_full_unstemmed | Design and simulation of solar roof-top projects for an energy self-reliant university campus |
| title_short | Design and simulation of solar roof-top projects for an energy self-reliant university campus |
| title_sort | design and simulation of solar roof-top projects for an energy self-reliant university campus |
| topic | TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery |
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