Title :
Implementation of a mobile and stretchable energy production system using P/V cells
Author :
Papoutsidakis, M.G. ; Piromalis, D. ; Tseles, D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Autom., Technol. Inst. of Piraeus, Athens, Greece
Abstract :
World Energy consumption and the resulting CO2 emissions are increasing substantially and this increase puts in danger the ecological stability of Earth. Growing scarcity and rising prices of fossil fuels may lead to economical and political instability in many countries in the near future. These problems can be solved by contributing significantly the use of renewable energy resources. The renewable energy resources are sufficient enough to meet the world energy requirement. In this paper, an autonomous energy production system using a single photovoltaic panel is going to be presented. The system is mounted on a trailer with 3 wheels and can be towed by any typical car, even a small one. The parts of the system from energy production to ready for consumption point and their construction will be discussed in details. A significant part of this paper include the description of a future project that will be undertaken in the close future, and will involve four photovoltaic panels in separate frames, in an attempt to increase the power supply and the overall efficiency the system.
Keywords :
air pollution; energy consumption; power engineering computing; solar cells; PV cell; autonomous energy production system; fossil fuel; mobile implementation; photovoltaic panel; power supply; renewable energy resources; stretchable energy production system; world energy consumption; Batteries; Clouds; Discharges (electric); Lighting; Production; Renewable energy sources; Tracking; P/V system; autonomous generator; solar tracking; solar trailer;
Conference_Titel :
Sustainable Technologies (WCST), 2013 World Congress on
Conference_Location :
London
DOI :
10.1109/WCST.2013.6750411