An 18 kW solar array research facility for fault detection experiments

Sunil Rao; David Ramirez; Henry Braun; Jongmin Lee; Cihan Tepedelenlioglu; Elias Kyriakides; Devarajan Srinivasan; Jeffrey Frye; Shinji Koizumi; Yoshitaka Morimoto; Andreas Spanias

doi:10.1109/MELCON.2016.7495369

An 18 kW solar array research facility for fault detection experiments

Sunil Rao, David Ramirez, Henry Braun, Jongmin Lee, Cihan Tepedelenlioglu, Elias Kyriakides, Devarajan Srinivasan, Jeffrey Frye, Shinji Koizumi, Yoshitaka Morimoto, Andreas Spanias

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Abstract

Monitoring utility-scale solar arrays was shown to minimize cost of maintenance and help optimize the performance of the array under various conditions. In this paper, we describe the design of an 18 kW experimental facility that consists of 104 panels fitted with smart monitoring devices. Each of these devices embeds sensors, wireless transceivers, and relays that enable continuous monitoring, fault detection, and real-time connection topology changes. The facility enables networked data exchanges via the use of wireless data sharing with servers, fusion and control centers, and mobile devices. Research planned at this stage includes developing machine learning methods for fault detection. Preliminary simulation results on fault detection using machine learning are given in this paper.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 18th Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference
Subtitle of host publication	Intelligent and Efficient Technologies and Services for the Citizen, MELECON 2016
Editors	Constandinos Mavromoustakis, Soulla Louca, Constantinos S. Pattichis, Julius Georgiou, Despina Michael, A. Paschalidou, Efthyvoulos Kyriacou, Vasos Vassiliou, Christos Panayiotou, Elias Kyriakides, Georgios Ellinas, George Hadjichristofi, C. Loizou
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781509000579
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/MELCON.2016.7495369
State	Published - Jun 20 2016
Event	18th Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference, MELECON 2016 - Limassol, Cyprus Duration: Apr 18 2016 → Apr 20 2016

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Name	Proceedings of the 18th Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference: Intelligent and Efficient Technologies and Services for the Citizen, MELECON 2016

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Other	18th Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference, MELECON 2016
Country/Territory	Cyprus
City	Limassol
Period	4/18/16 → 4/20/16

Keywords

Machine learning
Photovoltaics(PV)
Solar Panel Monitoring

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computer Networks and Communications
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Automotive Engineering

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Rao, S., Ramirez, D., Braun, H., Lee, J., Tepedelenlioglu, C., Kyriakides, E., Srinivasan, D., Frye, J., Koizumi, S., Morimoto, Y., & Spanias, A. (2016). An 18 kW solar array research facility for fault detection experiments. In C. Mavromoustakis, S. Louca, C. S. Pattichis, J. Georgiou, D. Michael, A. Paschalidou, E. Kyriacou, V. Vassiliou, C. Panayiotou, E. Kyriakides, G. Ellinas, G. Hadjichristofi, & C. Loizou (Eds.), Proceedings of the 18th Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference: Intelligent and Efficient Technologies and Services for the Citizen, MELECON 2016 [7495369] (Proceedings of the 18th Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference: Intelligent and Efficient Technologies and Services for the Citizen, MELECON 2016). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/MELCON.2016.7495369

An 18 kW solar array research facility for fault detection experiments. / Rao, Sunil; Ramirez, David; Braun, Henry et al.
Proceedings of the 18th Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference: Intelligent and Efficient Technologies and Services for the Citizen, MELECON 2016. ed. / Constandinos Mavromoustakis; Soulla Louca; Constantinos S. Pattichis; Julius Georgiou; Despina Michael; A. Paschalidou; Efthyvoulos Kyriacou; Vasos Vassiliou; Christos Panayiotou; Elias Kyriakides; Georgios Ellinas; George Hadjichristofi; C. Loizou. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2016. 7495369 (Proceedings of the 18th Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference: Intelligent and Efficient Technologies and Services for the Citizen, MELECON 2016).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Rao, S, Ramirez, D, Braun, H, Lee, J, Tepedelenlioglu, C, Kyriakides, E, Srinivasan, D, Frye, J, Koizumi, S, Morimoto, Y & Spanias, A 2016, An 18 kW solar array research facility for fault detection experiments. in C Mavromoustakis, S Louca, CS Pattichis, J Georgiou, D Michael, A Paschalidou, E Kyriacou, V Vassiliou, C Panayiotou, E Kyriakides, G Ellinas, G Hadjichristofi & C Loizou (eds), Proceedings of the 18th Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference: Intelligent and Efficient Technologies and Services for the Citizen, MELECON 2016., 7495369, Proceedings of the 18th Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference: Intelligent and Efficient Technologies and Services for the Citizen, MELECON 2016, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 18th Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference, MELECON 2016, Limassol, Cyprus, 4/18/16. https://doi.org/10.1109/MELCON.2016.7495369

Rao S, Ramirez D, Braun H, Lee J, Tepedelenlioglu C, Kyriakides E et al. An 18 kW solar array research facility for fault detection experiments. In Mavromoustakis C, Louca S, Pattichis CS, Georgiou J, Michael D, Paschalidou A, Kyriacou E, Vassiliou V, Panayiotou C, Kyriakides E, Ellinas G, Hadjichristofi G, Loizou C, editors, Proceedings of the 18th Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference: Intelligent and Efficient Technologies and Services for the Citizen, MELECON 2016. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2016. 7495369. (Proceedings of the 18th Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference: Intelligent and Efficient Technologies and Services for the Citizen, MELECON 2016). doi: 10.1109/MELCON.2016.7495369

Rao, Sunil ; Ramirez, David ; Braun, Henry et al. / An 18 kW solar array research facility for fault detection experiments. Proceedings of the 18th Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference: Intelligent and Efficient Technologies and Services for the Citizen, MELECON 2016. editor / Constandinos Mavromoustakis ; Soulla Louca ; Constantinos S. Pattichis ; Julius Georgiou ; Despina Michael ; A. Paschalidou ; Efthyvoulos Kyriacou ; Vasos Vassiliou ; Christos Panayiotou ; Elias Kyriakides ; Georgios Ellinas ; George Hadjichristofi ; C. Loizou. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2016. (Proceedings of the 18th Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference: Intelligent and Efficient Technologies and Services for the Citizen, MELECON 2016).

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