Mohammad Faridun Naim Tajuddin
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Mohammad Faridun Naim Tajuddin
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Mohammad Faridun Naim , Tajuddin
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Tajuddin, Mohd Faridun Naim
Tajuddin, Mohd
Tajuddin, Mohammad Faridun Naim
Tajuddin, M. F.N.
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GSD-2139-2022

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  • Publication
    Power Generation Improvement using Active Water Cooling for Photovoltaic (PV) Panel
    ( 2021-01-01)
    Mohamad Shukor Abdul Rahim
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    Mohammad Faridun Naim Tajuddin
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    Mohd Sazli Saad
    ;
    Nalini C.
    ;
    Edaris Z.L.B.
    ;
    Hasanuzzaman M.
    Photovoltaic (PV) cooling systems are commonly used to improve photovoltaic panels power generation and efficiency. Photovoltaic (PV) panels require irradiance to generate power, although increasing irradiance is often correlated with increasing temperature. These rapid increases of temperature in photovoltaic (PV) panels severely affect the power conversion operation. With a proper cooling process on its surface, a solar photovoltaic (PV) system can operate at a higher efficiency. This research aims to study the power improvement of active water-cooling on photovoltaic (PV) panels. A fixed minimum water flow of 5.80 l/min is sprayed onto the panel's front surface to reduce the temperature. The sprayed water created a thin water film and managed to reduce the temperature. Other than that, there is also reference photovoltaic (PV) panel, which is a panel without any cooling system. The outputs compared are the module temperature, maximum output power, open circuit voltage, and short circuit current. As the irradiance starts increasing, the panel temperature also begins to spike. However, with active water cooling, the temperature was able to be reduced by 37.67% during the day's hottest temperature. This reduction of temperature creates power improvement to the cooled panel up to 253W, compared to the reference panel output of only 223W. During the overheating of a photovoltaic (PV) panel, the open circuit voltage was found to be the most affected. This increase in power with active water cooling can potentially have a massive impact on large-scale photovoltaic (PV) panel installations.
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    Two-terminal fault detection and location for hybrid transmission circuit
    ( 2021-08-01)
    Muhd Hafizi Idris
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    Mohd Rafi Adzman
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    Mokhlis H.
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    Mohammad Faridun Naim Tajuddin
    ;
    Haziah Abdul Hamid
    ;
    Melaty Amirruddin
    This paper presents the algorithms developed to detect and locate the faults at a hybrid circuit. First, the fault detection algorithm was developed using the comparison of total positive-sequence fault current between pre-fault and fault times to detect the occurrence of a fault. Then, the voltage check method was used to decide whether the fault occurred at overhead line (OHL) or cable section. Finally, the fault location algorithm using the impedance-based method and negative-sequence measurements from both terminals of the circuit were used to estimate the fault point from local terminal. From the tests of various fault conditions including different fault types, fault resistance and fault locations, the proposed method successfully detected all fault cases at around 1 cycle from fault initiation and with correct faulted section identification. Besides that, the fault location algorithm also has very accurate results of fault estimation with average error less than 1 km and 1%.
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    Impacts of albedo and atmospheric conditions on the efficiency of solar energy: a case study in temperate climate of Choman, Iraq
    ( 2021-01-01)
    Aziz A.S.
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    Mohammad Faridun Naim Tajuddin
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    Mohd Rafi Adzman
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    Ramli M.A.M.
    Temperature and solar radiation have large effects on the performance of photovoltaic (PV) systems. PV cell temperature is related to the ambient temperature, while the solar radiation incident on PV surface depends on the slope and azimuth of the PV panels. Furthermore, ground reflectance (albedo) affects the solar radiation incident on the PV surface and hence influences its performance. Nevertheless, the impact of some important factors on the PV performance such as the ground reflectance at different tilt angles and temperature coefficient of power under Middle East (temperate) climatic conditions are scarcely reported. In this research paper, a techno-economic analysis has been done to investigate the impact of temperature, tilt and azimuth angles, and ground reflectance on the performance of solar energy system. HOMER software was used as a tool in this study where Choman, Iraq, was selected as a case study. The results indicate that with a base case (temperature coefficient of − 0.48%/ Â°C, albedo of 20% and ambient temperature of 11 Â°C), facing the PV to south with a tilt angle of 40° or 45° results in the most economical system by having net present cost of $70595 and cost of energy of $0.54/kWh. Furthermore, PV modules with high sensitivity to temperature are found to be an attractive option based on Choman ambient temperature. Meanwhile, increasing the ground reflectance from 10 to 90% results in an increase of the annual optimum tilt angle from 38° to 52° and a decrease of the PV required capacity from 20.8 to 19.4 kW (for temperature coefficient of − 0.48%/ Â°C). The results prove that the studied parameters must be treated well to establish an enabling environment for PV development in Iraq.
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    Enhanced two-terminal impedance-based fault location using sequence values
    ( 2023-04-01)
    Muhd Hafizi Idris
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    Mohd Rafi Adzman
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    Mokhlis H.
    ;
    Awalin L.J.
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    Mohammad Faridun Naim Tajuddin
    Fault at transmission line system may lead to major impacts such as power quality problems and cascading failure in the grid system. Thus, it is very important to locate it fast so that suitable solution can be taken to ensure power system stability can be retained. The complexity of the transmission line however makes the fault point identification a challenging task. This paper proposes an enhanced fault detection and location method using positive and negative-sequence values of current and voltage, taken at both local and remote terminals. The fault detection is based on comparison between the total fault current with currents combination during the pre-fault time. While the fault location algorithm was developed using an impedance-based method and the estimated fault location was taken at two cycles after fault detection. Various fault types, fault resistances and fault locations have been tested in order to verify the performance of the proposed method. The developed algorithms have successfully detected all faults within high accuracy. Based on the obtained results, the estimated fault locations are not affected by fault resistance and line charging current. Furthermore, the proposed method able to detect fault location without the needs to know the fault type.
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    Identifiability Evaluation of Crucial Parameters for Grid Connected Photovoltaic Power Plants Design Optimization
    ( 2021-01-01)
    Tekai Eddine Khalil Zidane
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    Mohd Rafi Adzman
    ;
    Mohammad Faridun Naim Tajuddin
    ;
    Samila Mat Zali
    ;
    Ali Durusu
    ;
    Saad Mekhilef
    ;
    Chun-Lien Su
    ;
    Yacine Terriche
    ;
    Joseph M. Guerrero
    This paper aims to assess the impact of different key factors on the optimized design and performance of grid connected photovoltaic (PV) power plants, as such key factors can lead to re-design the PV plant and affect its optimum performance. The impact on the optimized design and performance of the PV plant is achieved by considering each factor individually. A comprehensive analysis is conducted on nine factors such as; three objectives are predefined, five recent optimization approaches, three different locations around the world, changes in solar irradiance, ambient temperature, and wind speed levels, variation in the available area, PV module type and inverters size. The performance of the PV plant is evaluated for each factor based on five performance parameters such as; energy yield, sizing ratio, performance ratio, ground cover ratio, and energy losses. The results show that the geographic location, a change in meteorological conditions levels, and an increase or decrease in the available area require the re-design of the PV plant. A change in inverter size and PV module type has a significant impact on the configuration of the PV plant leading to an increase in the cost of energy. The predefined objectives and proposed optimization methods can affect the PV plant design by producing completely different structures. Furthermore, most PV plant performance parameters are significantly changed due to the variation of these factors. The results also show the environmental benefit of the PV plant and the great potential to avoid green-house gas emissions from the atmosphere.
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  • Publication
    A new optimization strategy for wind/diesel/battery hybrid energy system
    ( 2022-01-15)
    Aziz A.S.
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    Mohammad Faridun Naim Tajuddin
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    Hussain M.K.
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    Mohd Rafi Adzman
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    Nur Hafizah Ghazali
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    Ramli M.A.M.
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    Khalil Zidane T.E.
    HOMER software is a powerful tool for modeling and optimization of hybrid energy system (HES). The main two default control strategies in HOMER are load following (LF) and cycle charging (CC) strategies. In these strategies, the decision to use the generator or battery at each time step is made based on the lowest-cost choice. Therefore, these strategies are difficult to be implemented in practice especially in countries with continuous fuel price fluctuations. In this study, a new dispatch strategy based on HOMER-MATLAB Link Controller for an isolated wind/diesel/battery HES is proposed to overcome the limitations of the default HOMER strategies. A detailed technical, economic, and greenhouse gas emission analysis is presented for the system under LF, CC, and the proposed dispatch strategies. Besides offering more realistic optimization, the results show that the proposed strategy offers the best economic and environmental performance with a net present cost of $56473 and annual CO2 emissions of 6838 kg. Furthermore, the sensitivity analysis reveals that the proposed strategy is not affected by the fuel price variation, in opposite to LF, and CC strategies which is affected dramatically by this variation. The findings are of paramount importance towards more realistic and efficient energy management strategies.
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