Integrated wireless sensor network and real time smart controlling and monitoring system for efficient energy management in standalone photovoltaic systems

Ali Abou-Elnour; A. Thabt; S. Helmy; Y. Kashf; Y. Hadad; M. Tarique; Ossama Abo-Elnor

doi:10.1117/12.2046062

10 April 2014 Integrated wireless sensor network and real time smart controlling and monitoring system for efficient energy management in standalone photovoltaic systems

Ali Abou-Elnour, A. Thabt, S. Helmy, Y. Kashf, Y. Hadad, M. Tarique, Ossama Abo-Elnor

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Proceedings Volume 9061, Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2014; 90611Y (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2046062
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2014, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

In the present work, wireless sensor network and smart real-time controlling and monitoring system are integrated for efficient energy management of standalone photovoltaic system. The proposed system has two main components namely the monitoring and controlling system and the wireless communication system. LabView software has been used in the implementation of the monitoring and controlling system. On the other hand, ZigBee wireless modules have been used to implement the wireless system. The main functions of monitoring and controlling unit is to efficiently control the energy consumption form the photovoltaic system based on accurate determination of the periods of times at which the loads are required to be operated. The wireless communication system send the data from the monitoring and controlling unit to the loads at which desired switching operations are performed. The wireless communication system also continuously feeds the monitoring and controlling unit with updated input data from the sensors and from the photovoltaic module send to calculate and record the generated, the consumed, and the stored energy to apply load switching saving schemes if necessary. It has to be mentioned that our proposed system is a low cost and low power system because and it is flexible to be upgraded to fulfill additional users’ requirements.

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Ali Abou-Elnour, A. Thabt, S. Helmy, Y. Kashf, Y. Hadad, M. Tarique, and Ossama Abo-Elnor "Integrated wireless sensor network and real time smart controlling and monitoring system for efficient energy management in standalone photovoltaic systems", Proc. SPIE 9061, Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2014, 90611Y (10 April 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2046062

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