Effects of tracking modes on the performance of a solar MED plant

Gholinejad, Mahdi; Bakhtiari, Amin; Bidi, Mokhtar

doi:10.1016/j.desal.2015.11.015

Cited by 24 publications

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“…Mahdi et al 48 talked about the downside of the following modes on a Sun based multi‐effect distillation plant. Multi‐effect distillation and solar fields are the two parts of the system.…”

Section: Solar Tracking Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Solar tracker transcript—A review

Kumar

Varshney

Ambikapathy

et al. 2021

Int Trans Electr Energ Syst

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Review transcript presents copious solar tracking methods to investigate their output potential and also outline tracker type, construction, cost, and design parameter. The solar follower systems encompassed five classifications based on the tracking methods are active, passive, semi-passive, manual, and chronological tracking are also reviewed with their application and feasibility. These all method-based research paper are compared on the basis of complexity of circuit, cost, tracking based on (radiation or astronomical equation), degree of freedom, control strategy, accuracy, energy intact, power or energy gain, tracing error, and panel efficiency. Basically, one axis and two axis sun following system review revels compare study against stable system which addressed their suitability and capability of maximum energy generation and MPPT technologies.

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Section: Solar Tracking Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Solar tracker transcript—A review

Kumar

Varshney

Ambikapathy

et al. 2021

Int Trans Electr Energ Syst

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“…Depending on location and season, double-axis sun tracking systems can produce at least 20% and up to 40% more energy than non-tracking horizontal collectors [4]. Tracking systems such as the two-polar axis, north-south, and east-west have shown 135-341% better performance than fixed collectors for freshwater production through desalination [5]. Single-axis trackers typically yield around 20% energy gain, while double-axis trackers can achieve over 40% gain when using fixed paraboloid dish PV systems [6,[8][9].…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Comparative Study on Efficiency Analysis of Fixed and Dual-Axis Solar Tracking System

Oli,

Sharma,

Adhikari

et al. 2024

J. Eng. Sci.

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Solar energy is a crucial renewable energy source, offering sustainable solutions to address energy demands and combat climate change. Maximizing the efficiency of solar energy harvesting is essential for widespread adoption and integration into the energy landscape. Solar tracking systems play an important role in increasing the efficiency of solar panels by optimizing their orientation towards the sun throughout the day. This research presents a comparative analysis of the efficiency of dual-axis solar tracking systems using Light-Dependent Resistors (LDRs) as input devices. A closed-loop tracking technique is implemented to adjust the position of the solar panels based on real-time sensor feedback. A comparative study between LDRs demonstrates their effectiveness in detecting the sun's position, despite limitations such as susceptibility to ambient light conditions and saturation to light intensity. Through experimental evaluation and data analysis, this study provides valuable insights into the power output and assessment of efficiency variation of dual-axis solar tracking systems offering applications for optimizing solar energy harvesting in practical scenarios.

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“…One-axis configuration could be horizontal, vertical or polar. According to [13], the polar configuration is recommended.…”

Section: Solar Thermal-medmentioning

confidence: 99%

Optimum Selection of Renewable Energy Powered Desalination Systems

Aljabr

Ben-Mansour

2018

EWaS3 2018

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Research and development of desalination technologies are becoming highly important because of the rapid increase in freshwater demand. Researchers are continually working on improving the existing desalination technologies and exploring new methods and ideas to desalinate salty water in order to come up with cost-effective systems. Comparisons between different renewable powered desalination technologies were mainly based on different system capacity, energy source system, feed-water salinity and system components. This makes the economical comparison almost impossible. There is an existing gap in having an economical comparison to different renewable energy powered desalination systems with the same basics such as availability of renewable and water resources. This research is an attempt to provide a systematic methodology to obtain the most cost-effective renewable energy powered desalination system.

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Effects of tracking modes on the performance of a solar MED plant

Cited by 24 publications

References 20 publications

Solar tracker transcript—A review

Solar tracker transcript—A review

Comparative Study on Efficiency Analysis of Fixed and Dual-Axis Solar Tracking System

Optimum Selection of Renewable Energy Powered Desalination Systems

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