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A Case Study on Renewable Energy Sources, Power Demand, and Policies in the States of South India—Development of a Thermoelectric Model

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  • Vijayaraja Loganathan

    (Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Sri Sairam Institute of Technology, Chennai 600044, Tamil Nadu, India)

  • Dhanasekar Ravikumar

    (Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Sri Sairam Institute of Technology, Chennai 600044, Tamil Nadu, India)

  • Rupa Kesavan

    (Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Sriperumbudur 602117, Tamilnadu, India)

  • Kanakasri Venkatesan

    (Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Sri Sairam Institute of Technology, Chennai 600044, Tamil Nadu, India)

  • Raadha Saminathan

    (Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Sri Sairam Institute of Technology, Chennai 600044, Tamil Nadu, India)

  • Raju Kannadasan

    (Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Sriperumbudur 602117, Tamilnadu, India)

  • Mahalingam Sudhakaran

    (Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Pondicherry Engineering College, Pillaichavadi 605014, Pondicherry, India)

  • Mohammed H. Alsharif

    (Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Electronics and Information Engineering, Sejong University, Seoul 05006, Korea)

  • Zong Woo Geem

    (Department of Smart City & Energy, Gachon University, Seongnam 13120, Korea)

  • Junhee Hong

    (Department of Smart City & Energy, Gachon University, Seongnam 13120, Korea)

Abstract

This work aims to perform a holistic review regarding renewable energy mix, power production approaches, demand scenarios, power policies, and investments with respect to clean energy production in the southern states of India. Further, a thermoelectric-generator model is proposed to meet rural demands using a proposed solar dish collector technology. The proposed model is based on the idea of employing a parabolic concentrator and a thermoelectric (TE) module to generate electricity directly from the sun’s energy. A parabolic dish collector with an aperture of 1.11 m is used to collect sunlight and concentrate it onto a receiver plate with an area of 1.56 m in the proposed TE solar concentrator. The concentrated solar thermal energy is converted directly into electrical energy by using a bismuth telluride (BiTe)-based TE module mounted on the receiver plate. A rectangular fin heatsink, coupled with a fan, is employed to remove heat from the TE module’s cool side, and a tracking device is used to track the sun continuously. The experimental results show considerable agreement with the mathematical model as well as its potential applications. Solar thermal power generation plays a crucial part in bridging the demand–supply gap for electricity, and it can be achieved through rural electrification using the proposed solar dish collector technology, which typically has a 10 to 25 kW capacity per dish and uses a Stirling engine to generate power. Here the experimentation work generates a voltage of 11.6 V, a current of 0.7 A, and a power of 10.5 W that can be used for rural electrification, especially for domestic loads.

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  • Vijayaraja Loganathan & Dhanasekar Ravikumar & Rupa Kesavan & Kanakasri Venkatesan & Raadha Saminathan & Raju Kannadasan & Mahalingam Sudhakaran & Mohammed H. Alsharif & Zong Woo Geem & Junhee Hong, 2022. "A Case Study on Renewable Energy Sources, Power Demand, and Policies in the States of South India—Development of a Thermoelectric Model," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(14), pages 1-29, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:14:p:8882-:d:867179
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