Geothermal sources-based thermoelectric power generation: an attempt to enhance the rural electrification in southern Tunisia

Author

Ben Cheikh, Rimen ; El Badsi, Bassem ; Masmoudi, Ahmed

Author_Institution

Tozeur Higher Inst. of Technol. Studies, Tozeur, Tunisia

fYear

2014

fDate

25-27 March 2014

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

10

Abstract

The paper deals with the first assessment of a R&D project devoted to the investigation and the exploitation of the power production potentialities of a renewable source widely available in southern Tunisia, that is the geothermal water. The conversion of this power could be achieved considering thermoelectric (TE) systems. In the manner of PV systems, TE ones have been the subject of substantial implementation of MPPT strategies. Within this trend, the work develops a comparison between three strategies: (i) the direct, (ii) the P&O, and (iii) the incremental MPPTs.

Keywords

geothermal power; maximum power point trackers; thermoelectric conversion; direct MPPT strategy; geothermal source; geothermal water; incremental MPPT strategy; maximum power point tracking; perturb and observe MPPT strategy; renewable energy source; rural electrification; southern Tunisia; thermoelectric power generation; Batteries; Control systems; Generators; Maximum power point trackers; Vehicles; Voltage control; Geothermal water; MPPT; battery charging system; boost DC-DC converter; simulation; thermoelectric generator;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Ecological Vehicles and Renewable Energies (EVER), 2014 Ninth International Conference on

Conference_Location

Monte-Carlo

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-3786-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EVER.2014.6844080

Filename

6844080