Online evaluation PV and solar collector

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Online evaluation PV and solar collector

• Pedro Ligneel

Catholic Institute of Higher Education in South
West- Flanders Belgium
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1. Monitoring PV system

• Pedro Ligneel

Catholic Institute of Higher Education in South
West- Flanders Belgium
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PV system lab electricity

• 9 120 Wp 1080 Wp
• 30
• grid-connected
• With data logger

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PV system lab electricity

• Invertor Sunny boy (SMA)
• Data logger Heliograph (imec)
• serial communication with PC
• Memory (20 a 30 days)
• Irradiance, DV voltage, DC current AC energy
• Manually download of the data
• Data text file

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New monitoring system

• Requirements
• Automatic, no user intervention needed
• Data visual information
• Public
• No PC necessary
• Low energy consumption
• Back-up data

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New monitoring system
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New monitoring system

• Communication with data-logger internet
• Beck IPC

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New monitoring system
http//www.zonneloggervhti.tk
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New monitoring system

• AC energy (W)
• Voltage DC (V)
• Current DC (A)
• Irradiaton (W/m²)

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Online evaluation PV and solar collector

• Pedro Ligneel

Catholic Institute of Higher Education in South
West- Flanders Belgium
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2. Self-made collector

• Pedro Ligneel

Catholic Institute of Higher Education in South
West- Flanders Belgium
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Self-made collector

• Italy 30000 m² since 1995
• co-operative (Verband Alternatieve Energie VAE)
• 2 collectors /Man/day
• Belgium start in 2006
• 500 m² in half year

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Self-made collector
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Self-made collector

• Construction of the flat plate solar collector

Catholic Institute of Higher Education in South
West- Flanders Belgium
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VAE-K16
DIN 4757 Deem 4 (ISFH) Hannover ISO ITC 180 SC5,
ITR Rapperswil
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Self-made collector

• Absorber
• Cu 0,2 mm
• 710 1910 mm
• ( 2360 with overlap)

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Self-made collector
Cu 101 12,5 m
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Self-made collector
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Self-made collector
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Selfmade collector
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Self-made collector
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Self-made collector
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Self-made collector
Frame wood Insulation 6 cm MW
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Self-made collector
Glass 4 mm
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Self-made collector
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Self-made collector

• Solar Lack Solarlack M40 Li
• Cost
• 200 euro / collector
• 1 day work

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Self-made collector

• Evaluation

Catholic Institute of Higher Education in South
West- Flanders Belgium
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Self-made collector

• Goal online evaluation
• Measurements
• Ambient temperature
• T collector (in)
• T collector (out)
• T Boiler
• Pump on/off
• Online (internet)
• Visualisation
• With little energy

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Self-made collector

• System
• 16 solar panels (22 m²) for a floor heating
  system and hot water production
• Location Torhout
• Boiler 1000 liter

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New monitoring system
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Self-made collector

• How ?
• IPC chip with Ethernet and serial communication
  (energy consumption 3 Watt)
• Connection with internet
• Storage on server (no data logger)
• Extra
• Controlling pump
• Adjusting delta T
• Logging working hours
• Synchronisation with time server

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• Info
• Pedro Ligneel
• KATHO
• Pedro.ligneel_at_katho.be
• Luc Dedeyne
• BENERGIE
• luc_at_benergie.be