Final Paper R-2022
Final Paper R-2022
Corresponding Author:
Hanen ABBES,
Department of Electrical Engineering,
ENIS, Sfax University,Tunisia
Road of Aeroport Km 0.5, Sfax
Email: [email protected]
1. INTRODUCTION
Solar energy is a freely available energy source in the world. As a renewable energy, solar power
not only reduces dependence on foreign oil and fossil fuels but also causes no greenhouse gazs. Tunisia
presents a good potential in renewable energy. Thus, the government is trying to warrant a safe and secure
energy future. The country potential of solar radiation ranges, on year, from 1800 kWh/m² in the North to
2600 kWh/m² in the South. Tunisian government, in 2009, undertook “Plan Solaire Tunisien” or Tunisia
Solar Plan to reach 4.7 GW renewable energy capacity by 2030, using for photovoltaic systems, water
heating systems and concentrated power units [1]. Photovoltaic (PV) technology is an encouraging solution
to harness the solar energy. An array of photovoltaic cells called also PV panels are widely used for electric
power generation. In the last decade, grid associated with solar PV is a system which is broadly set up in
household applications and industrial purposes with control techniques. Excesspower from SPV may be
injected to the grid and utilized later by other consumers. IRENA : International Renewable Energy Agency
has estimated a 59% cost reduction of electricity provided by solar PV by 2025. In addition, IRENA specifies
that solar PV module prices have dropped roughly 80% since 2009 [2]. As the solar panels cost has
dramatically decreased, its use is widespread in various sectors. Photovoltaic energy affords electric energy
in several cases, mainly in regions without electricity grid. A usefulness study for the establishment of 400
MW of a Pumped-Storage Power Plant is now ongoing in the North of Tunisia Melah amont place.
Yet, the electrical power coming from PV system is conditional on climate change such as
temperature and insolation variations. By this way, a maximum power point tracking (MPPT) technique
seems to be essential to get a maximum amount of power from photovoltaic installation[3]. Several
researches relating to the MPPT algorithms study and analysis have been conducted in the literature, such as
in [4]. They are examined while taking into account a variety of parameters; including easiness,
implementation type, cost, time-response and accuracy. Perturb & observe; P&O technique, incremental
conductance; INC technique and intelligents techniques are often applied [5].
The serious problem is a scarcity of electric grid in isolated locations, in the majority of regions of
the world. Hence, photovoltaic pumping application based on solar energy seems to be a promosing key. The
technology is comparable to the traditional pumping system, with the exception that it is powered by solar
energy [6]. PV water pumping has grown in popularity in recent years as a result of the lack of energy and
the rise in diesel prices. Pumped water flow rates are determined by incident solar energy and the size of the
PV array. A well-designed PV system ensues conspicuous long-term efficiency gains with regard to
traditional pumping systems. Additionally, instead of using batteries for electricity storage, tanks can be used
to store water. Likewise, in the current energy crisis, an irrigation system fed by solar power could be a
viable option for peasants. In developing countries, agricultural production is extremely influenced by rains
and water availability during summers. Nontheless, sunshine is abundant in summers, so, much waters can be
pumped to fulfill water requirements [7]-[9].
To meet this challenge, researchers are blessed with pumping systems fed by solar energy in order
to supply remonte and industry establishments [10]-[11]. A well run standalone photovoltaic pumping system
is obtained by the set up of converters and motor drives with sophisticated power electronics [12]. A variety
of motors types can be an essential item of this system, and amongst these motors, induction motor is
distinguished by cheap cost and weight, as well as reliability and, most importantly, low maintenance
requirements [13]-[14]. Whereas, DC motors provide highly controllable speed [15]. By varying the armature
or field voltage, it is possible to reach wide speed variation and together with this level of controllability, DC
motors give the precision required by a broad range of industry applications. In addition, it offers high
starting torque [16].
For these reasons, this paper proposes an accurate model of water pump system which is fed by a
photovoltaic energy source, then, the focusing of the work is to highly take advantage from the solar energy
and to effectively control the system.
Thereafter, the paper is arranged as following : Section 2 touches at the modelling of the PV
pumping system. The first part of this section handles the model of photovoltaic panel and the MPPT
algorithm. The second part gives a detailed design of the DC motor and the third part presents a clear model
of the centrifugal pump. In Section 3, discussions and simulation results show the performances of proposed
system and T-S fuzzy supervisor. Finally, the paper is enclosed by a conclusion.
The model schema includes PV energy source, DC-DC converter, which is under the control of a
MPPT item so as to have the maximum amount of energy, assembled with a second DC-DC converter. This
latest feeds a direct current motor coupled to water pump.
Equations describing the behavoir of PV cell, following temperature and irradiation changes, are summed up
by equations (1) and (2).
The final current and voltage expression of PV panel is equal to IPV :
VPV Rs I PV N pVPV
N N Rs I PV (1)
Ns
N p I ph N p I s ( ) 1
S p
I PV
nVT Rsh
The current induced by the light depends mostly on the sunshine and cell’s operating temperature, Iph is the
equation of photocurrent:
G
I ph ( I sh K I T ) (2)
Gn
Where
Ish : current of short circuit of the cell at 25°C and 1kW/m2,
KI : short circuit current temperature coefficient of the cell,
G : solar insolation in kW/m2.
Is : cell’s saturation current depends on the cell temperature
ns kT
VT (3)
q
2.1.2 MPPT approach
- Boost Converter
The role of the power converter is to allow the adjustment of PV generator to the load so as to
acquire the maximum power from PV source. The type of the DC-DC converter is conditional on the
intended purpose of the photovoltaic system. Numerous types of DC-DC converter are available [18]. We
consider here the Boost type (Figure 3).
For tin [0,, the transistor switch is on. So, in this case, the equations are:
iL V
(4)
t L
V2 V
2 (5)
t RLCs
For t in [], the transistor switch is off. So, the converter equations, in this case, are as follows:
iL V1 V2
(6)
t L
V2 iL V
2 (7)
t C s RL C s
where, K, L and CS represent respectively the IGBT transistor switch, the inductance and the capacitor.
Perturb and Observe is the easiest among all MPPT algorihtms, it is broadly used and it is
inexpensive control method [19]-[21]. Owing to its simple implementation, we adopt this method to track
maximum power point from PV panel. Figure 4 above illustrates the flowchart of the P&O.
The algorithm principle is to do a perturbation on the PV panel voltage whilst varying the duty ratio
α. Subsequent to this perturbation, we compute the power given by the generator at instant k, then we make a
comparison to the preceding one at instant k-1. If the power gets bigger, we go toward the maximum peak
power and the new variation of the duty ratio is uphold in the same direction. In the opposite side, if the
power becomes less, we go away from the MPP. So, the duty cycle variation should be reserved.
I
V RI L E
t (8)
echanical equation :
Cm Cr J +f Ω (9)
t
Where
Cm : motor torque
Cr : Resistant torque
J : Overall moment of inertia (motor + driven machine)
f : Viscous coefficient of friction
: Angular speed of rotation of the motor shaft
Electromechanical equations:
E K m
Cm K m I
Output power is equal to Pu drawn by eqaution (12)
Pu C (12)
Direct current motor is considered as a second order system of the hyper damped type (e<<m) whose
transfer function is close to a first order system as given by equation (13).
K
H ( p) (13)
1 t em p
Te
u r (n) u r (n 1) K p [e(n) e(n 1)] K p e(n 1) (14)
Ti
The centrifugal pumps are extensively applied for water pumping since they afford low or medium depths
(10 to 100m) and strong flow rates. The centrifugal pump is popular with its head flow rate characteristic
curve H(Q). It is determined by the motor speed as depicted by Figure 5. The flow rate is proportional to the
rotational speed motor value while the head manometric (HMT) is proportional to the square speed. The flow
head characteristic of a centrifugal pump can be estimated by a quadratic function based on the Pfleider-
Peterman model [27], where rotor speed ω is assumed as a parameter:
H MT a1r2 a2r Q a3Q 2 (15)
P
As result, 3 (19)
k
Pref
and ref 3 (20)
k
So, the angular speed depends on the power which varies according to the irradiation and the temperature
variations.
For (Gopt, Topt), we get Pmax and Ωmax
For (Gmin, Tmin), we get Pmin and Ωmin
Then, for (Gi, Ti) values corresponds Pi and Ωi
From the extreme cases, we note that for :
(1000,5°) : P1, (1000, 75°) : P2, (200, 5°) : P3, (200, 75°) : P4
We deduce P h1 P1 h2 P2 h3 P3 h4 P4 (21)
Then, to compute the corresponding flow rate, we rely on the T-S fuzzy supervisor given by Figure 6.
The membership functions of the rotational speed of the motor are given by Figure 7. They can be expressed
by equations (22) and (23).
min
M 32 (22)
max min
max
M 31 1 M 32 (23)
max min
where, ωmin and ωmax represent respectively the minimum and maximum mechanical rotation speed of the
motor. As the flow rate of the pump depends on the ω, the reference flow can be estimated by the equation
(24):
Qref=Qopt=M1Qrefmax+M2Qrefmin (24)
where, Qrefmax and Qrefmin represent the optimum maximum and minimum pump flow rates respectively.
The panel's fuzzy model consists of the following four local models:
G 1000 w/m2 ,T 5C , V MPP 20V, I MPP PMPP W
G 1000 w/m2 ,T 5C , V MPP 15.8V, I MPP PMPP W
G 200 w/m2 ,T 5C , V MPP 12V, I MPP PMPP W
G 200 w/m2 ,T 5C , V MPP 13.24V, I MPP PMPP W
The variations of irradiation and temperature are given by the following Figures 8 and 9.
The evolution of the power coming from the photovoltaic panels is presented by Figure 10.
The voltage across the armature, the torque, the speed of the DC motor and the flow rate of the water pump
are given respectively by the Figures 11, 12, 13 and 14.
Figure 11. Voltage across the armature Figure 12. Torque of DC motor
Figure 13. Speed of DC motor Figure 14. Flow rate of water pump
All losses are not computed and we suppose that the motor pump efficiency is equal to unity 1.
It is excepted that the power delivered by the panels vary. If the irradiation increases, the power increases and
inversely.
Figure 13 shows that the speed varies smoothly as a function of the power supplied to the motor. Figure 14
clearly shows the flow rate result of the pump which matches with theoretical values as previously
developed. Results got as estimated.
4. CONCLUSION
In this work, a detailed model of a pump system powered by photovoltaic source is described. Fuzzy
and conventional techniques are exploited to control DC motor pump. Irradiation and temperature variables
are the inputs for the system control which act out current, voltage and power values of the photovoltaic
source. Then, Maximum Power Point Tracking item with a DC-DC converter aim to make the most amount
of energy by PV panels. As well, a fuzzy system control provides the optimum flow rate of the pump driven
by a DC motor. Simulation results exhibit an accurate and an error-free system response under temperature
and irradiation variations. Subsequently, the robusteness and the effectiveness of the proposed approaches are
proven.
Data Avaibility
The simulation data used in this work are available by the corresponding author at request.
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