Title :
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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Ecological Vehicles and Renewable Energies (EVER), 2014 Ninth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Monte-Carlo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-3786-8
DOI :
10.1109/EVER.2014.6844080
