Energy Management and Measurement of Computer Controlled Solar House Model for Rize City

Authors : Mustafa Ergin ŞAHİN

Pages : 404-414

Doi:10.17714/gumusfenbil.544087

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Publication Date : 2020-04-15

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The Rize city of Turkey is located in the East Black Sea region and covered with forests and high mountains. The hilly terrain prevents the distribution of electricity to remote locations. Therefore, plateau living and tourism services are restricted to certain areas. Depend on, some mountain places still could not use electricity in the region and the requirements of renewable energy sources are increasing every past day. In this study, a solar house model that contains a solar cell panel was designed and supported with computer control. Also, necessary calculations were performed for the system enlarged to use in residential. Regional meteorological data were taken into account for these calculations. Also, the energy obtained from the photovoltaic panel and stored in the battery was measured. Visual Basic software was used to provide communication between the line printer (parallel port) and the solar house model device control unit for basic and special applications. The software supplies a management algorithm to use energy more efficiently.  Measurements showed that the solar energy potential of Rize city is competitive in terms of system efficiency, applicability, and repeatability.
Keywords : Computer Control with a Parallel Port, Energy Storage, Energy Management and Measurement, Photovoltaic Solar House Model