Journal
MATHEMATICS
Volume 10, Issue 14, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/math10142417
Keywords
perovskite solar cells; thermoelectric generator; synchronous reluctance motor; water pumping system; maximum power point tracking
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Funding
- Taif University Researchers Supporting Project [TURSP-2020/61]
- Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education Cultural Affairs and Missions Secto
- Operational Program Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, under the call RESEARCH-CREATE-INNOVATE [T1EDK-03547, MIS 5033808]
- Taif University Researchers Supporting Project
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This study proposes a high-power-density hybrid perovskite solar cell-thermoelectric generator array for driving a water pump system. Through control techniques, maximum torque/ampere and maximum power point tracking are achieved, avoiding issues of short lifespan and high replacement cost. Simulation and experimental results demonstrate the high-performance efficiency and cost reduction of the system.
Nowadays, water pumping systems based on photovoltaics as a source of electricity have widely increased. System cost and efficiency still require enhancement in order to spread their application. Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are the most hopeful third-generation photovoltaic for replacing the silicon-based photovoltaic thanks to their high power conversion efficiency, reaching 25.8%; tunable band-gap; long diffusion length; low fabrication temperature; and low cost. In this work, for the first time, we proposed a high-power-density hybrid perovskite solar cell thermoelectric generator (TEG) array for feeding a synchronous reluctance motor (SynRM) driving a water pump for use in an irrigation system. A control technique was used to achieve two functions. The first function was driving the motor to obtain the maximum torque/ampere. The second was harvesting the maximum perovskite solar cell array output power on the basis of the maximum power point tracking (MPPT) algorithm using the perturbation and observation approach. Thus, the proposed hybrid perovskite solar cell-thermoelectric generator feeds the motor via an inverter without DC-DC converters or batteries. Accordingly, the short life problems and the high replacement cost are avoided. The proposed complete system was simulated via the MATLAB package. Moreover, a complete laboratory infrastructure was constructed for testing the proposed high-power-density hybrid perovskite solar cell-TEG array for the water pumping system. The results revealed that using the high-power-density hybrid perovskite solar cell-TEG array, both the motor's output power and the pump's flow rate were improved by 11% and 14%, respectively, compared to only using the perovskite solar cell array. Finally, both the simulation and experimental results proved the high-performance efficiency of the system in addition to showing its system complexity and cost reduction.
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