Ampacity Estimation of Medium Voltage Cables for Changing Load Profiles and Uncertain Site Conditions

Climate agreement goals set by the Dutch government increase the urge to reduce our greenhouse gases. To fulfil these goals on a residential level a reduction of the emission of carbon which is produced during household demand and transportation (commute) is required. On a residential level, the amount of photovoltaic systems (PV) and electric...

Feasibility study of novel seasonal energy storage technologies for residential systems

The growing global energy demand and correlated rise in carbon emissions is forcing us to increase the use of renewable sources. The residential sector represents a large part of the total energy consumption, and European governments are investing in distributed PV to increase the renewable share in this sector. However, on top of the solar...

Control Strategy of Rectifier for a PV-Grid-Powered Electrolyser

Green hydrogen can be produced from various renewable energy sources like PV, wind, geothermal and biomass. Especially PV or wind sourced hydrogen production systems are becoming more prevalent as a solution to produce green hydrogen, owing to their regional abundance. In this master thesis project, a PV-grid powered electrolyser shall be taken...

Multiple Photovoltaic Battery Integrated Modules: How interconnecting PBIMs to form a grid can improve performance

Residential PV energy is already evolving to a major factor in the energy transition. However, conventional solar home systems pose various disadvantages concerning modularity, flexibility and ease of installation. The Photovoltaic Battery Integrated Module (PBIM) is an alternative approach towards integrating all the components of a solar home...

Modelling of PV-Electrolyzer system for optimum operation: Analyzing the effect of varying irradiance and comparison of various configurations for best efficiency

With emphasis on finding storage solutions for renewable based power plants, hydrogen has emerged as one of the prominent options. Hydrogen required in fertilizer, oil and gas industries etc., is produced using fossil fuels which emits carbon dioxide 10 times the produced hydrogen. It is important to produce the hydrogen from green energy...

Photovoltaic and Heritage: Towards the energy transition of the building environment

Reaching a neutral use of energy in the building environment is challenging. That is because, as the population expands, so does the energy consumption. Considering that the building environment is accountable for 40 percent of energy consumption and 36 percent of total CO2 emissions, the building sector has to conform with specific guidelines...

Development and Verification of Photovoltaic System Sizing Program with Economic Analysis

Photovoltaic systems play a crucial role in the shift from conventional energy sources to renewable energy alternatives . Considering the sudden boom in PV systems, several IT firms invested heavily in the creation of online PV system sizing tools for customers worldwide. This was done to ease the calculation process of sizing a Solar System....

An Active Switching Circuit for Solar Cells: A circuit that changes the wiring configuration of solar cells to optimise the electrical power output of a solar panel

The electrical output of a solar panel can be optimised in several ways, through the inclusion of bypass diodes (BPDs) or to have a maximum power point (MPP) tracker or DC optimiser to ensure that the panel is always operating at its global MPP. However most of these systems have to be implemented externally to the panel. A new system, the...

Integrated Concentrating Solar Facade, Cast glass component,embedded photovoltaic solar cells

Glass is one of the most remarkable building material in modern architecture. It has become more and more valued as a major construction material. It does not only provide continuous transparency but it can be applied as a main structural element due to its high load-bearing capacity. The structural system has already been realized in several...

The PV-Battery Integrated Module: Energy Storage Sizing

The physical integration of a battery system to the back of PV module provides solutions to the changing demands of the residential solar energy market. The PV-Battery Integrated Module (PBIM) concept is proposed and equips energy-users with a modular and user friendly solar system. With each PV panel equipped with its exclusive balance of...

The Dutch PV Portal 2.0

The growing importance of solar energy, or photovoltaic (PV) energy, worldwide in recent years has increased the need for publicly available, reliable information on PV technology. To this end, the PVMD group launched its own solar energy website titled the Dutch PV Portal (PVP 1.0) in 2014. This thesis centred around the expansion of the PVP 1...

E-Hub - Solar Powered Electric Vehicle Charging Station: Electrical system design, Optimisation and Testing

The development in technology and increased public interest has attributed to an unprecedented growth of E-mobility in recent years. Electric vehicles (EVs) even though viewed as emission free and environmental friendly can still contribute towards indirect emissions if charged by using traditional fossil fuels. The integration of renewable...

Photoelectrochemical water treatment using solar cells and Earth abundant materials

The worldwide availability of safe and clean drinking water constitutes one of the main challenges of our era. Unfortunately, due to progress-related issues such as global warming, population growth and industrial development, the availability and quality of drinking water is expected to deteriorate in the coming years, posing new threats for...

Study of Yield Performance for Different PV Static and Dynamic System Orientation Topologies

One of the most important aspects to consider when a PV system will be mounted, is the PV panel’s orientation in order to receive the highest amount of solar radiation and thus produce as much energy as possible. This is achieved by tilting the solar panel to an optimal angle (which depends of the location’s latitude) or by tracking systems...