Diesel-solar electricity supply for remote monasteries
Abstract
This paper proposes a hybrid autonomous electricity supply system for monasteries as a specific type of load. Chilandar monastery (Mount Athos, Greece) was presented as a case study. Taking into consideration specific location, historical significance, present and future needs of the monastery, and peculiar life style of its inhabitants, a new hybrid system for 400 kWh daily energy consumption and 80 kW peak load have been designed, proposed and elaborated here. It is based on combined use of three new diesel aggregates and a field of photovoltaic panels. Paper further outlines the methodology for selection and sizing up of power generating sources and other equipment. The primary goal for the new system was the reduction of diesel fuel and operational costs. Finally, cost-benefit analysis results of the proposed hybrid system are presented as well.
Keywords:
diesel-solar electricity supply / monasteries / hybrid electricity supply systems / diesel aggregates / photovoltaic panelsSource:
Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 2013, 5, 4, 041815-Publisher:
- AIP Publishing
Funding / projects:
DOI: 10.1063/1.4813068
ISSN: 1941-7012
WoS: 000323945600016
Scopus: 2-s2.0-84884179289
Institution/Community
Институт техничких наука САНУ / Institute of Technical Sciences of SASATY - JOUR AU - Nikolić, Zoran AU - Šiljkut, Vladimir AU - Nikolić, Dušan PY - 2013 UR - https://dais.sanu.ac.rs/123456789/375 AB - This paper proposes a hybrid autonomous electricity supply system for monasteries as a specific type of load. Chilandar monastery (Mount Athos, Greece) was presented as a case study. Taking into consideration specific location, historical significance, present and future needs of the monastery, and peculiar life style of its inhabitants, a new hybrid system for 400 kWh daily energy consumption and 80 kW peak load have been designed, proposed and elaborated here. It is based on combined use of three new diesel aggregates and a field of photovoltaic panels. Paper further outlines the methodology for selection and sizing up of power generating sources and other equipment. The primary goal for the new system was the reduction of diesel fuel and operational costs. Finally, cost-benefit analysis results of the proposed hybrid system are presented as well. PB - AIP Publishing T2 - Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy T1 - Diesel-solar electricity supply for remote monasteries SP - 041815 VL - 5 IS - 4 DO - 10.1063/1.4813068 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_375 ER -
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Nikolić, Z., Šiljkut, V.,& Nikolić, D.. (2013). Diesel-solar electricity supply for remote monasteries. in Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy AIP Publishing., 5(4), 041815. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813068 https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_375
Nikolić Z, Šiljkut V, Nikolić D. Diesel-solar electricity supply for remote monasteries. in Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy. 2013;5(4):041815. doi:10.1063/1.4813068 https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_375 .
Nikolić, Zoran, Šiljkut, Vladimir, Nikolić, Dušan, "Diesel-solar electricity supply for remote monasteries" in Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 5, no. 4 (2013):041815, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813068 ., https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_375 .