Tunku Muhammad Nizar Tunku Mansur
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Tunku Muhammad Nizar Tunku Mansur
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Tunku Muhammad Nizar, Tunku Mansur
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Nizar, T. M.
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Microcontroller based MPPT solar charge controller

2021-07-21 , Nor Hanisah Baharudin , Tunku Muhammad Nizar Tunku Mansur , Cong T.L. , Sobri N.F.A. , Rosnazri Ali

This paper presents the Arduino Nano microcontroller based maximum power point tracking (MPPT) solar charge controller. The optimum solar photovoltaic power is extracted using the Perturb and Observe (P&O) MPPT algorithm. Whilst there are many MPPT solar charge controllers available in the market, the Arduino Nano based MPPT solar charge controller is an attractive method for MPPT controller due to its adaptability, simple, cheap, and durable with good performance for remote areas application with cheaper cost than conventional MPPT charge controllers. This system ensures maximum power is harvested from the photovoltaic panel and capable to charge the battery as well as maintain the battery health condition. This will increase the battery lifespan and increases the efficiency of the photovoltaic panel under varying solar insolations. In this paper, the Perturb and Observe (P&O) algorithm method is developed by using an Arduino Nano based MPPT controller for the photovoltaic generation system. The test result has shown the performance of the proposed controller is capable of tracking the photovoltaic maximum power point and extracting the optimum available power whilst charging the battery in the healthy mode.

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Hybrid conjugate gradient backpropagation of GCPV based DSTATCOM for power conditioning

2025-04 , Nor Hanisah Baharudin , Tunku Muhammad Nizar Tunku Mansur , Rosnazri Ali

This paper studies the performance of a hybrid conjugate gradient backpropagation (HCGBP) grid-connected solar photovoltaic (GCPV) based DSTATCOM. This paper proposes a hybrid control algorithm of instantaneous reactive power theory and conjugate gradient backpropagation neural network for an application of a grid-connected solar PV (GCPV) based DSTATCOM for three-phase three-wire system. The fundamental weighted value of active power components of load currents, which is necessary for estimating reference source currents, is extracted using a conjugate gradient backpropagation control algorithm. The performance of the proposed control algorithm has reduced the THD of the line current up to 1.32%. It is proven that HCGBP has better efficiency, faster response and easy to implement. The steady-state performance of the three-phase GCPV-DSTATCOM under non-linear load has been analysed through simulation and Hardware-in-loop (HIL) simulation based on real time DSP system using Texas Instrument TI C2000 32-bit microcontroller in MATLAB/Simulink. Furthermore, the simulation results have shown that the THD of the line current at the PCC has reduced less than 8%, according to the IEEE standard 519:2014.

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Technical and economic evaluation of a solar photovoltaic (PV) based distribution static synchronous compensator (DSTATCOM)

2017-01-01 , Nor Hanisah Baharudin , Tunku Muhammad Nizar Tunku Mansur , Rosnazri Ali , Hassan S.I.S. , Puteh Saad

This paper presents a three-phase three-wire solar photovoltaic (PV) based DSTATCOM that can improve power quality problems. The solar PV system is designed based on peak-sun approach and simulated in HOMER (Hybrid Optimization Model for Electric Renewable) software. The technical and economic feasibility of different combinations of the system sizing are evaluated based on cost of electricity (COE), the net present cost (NPC) and the percentage of excessive electricity produced. The optimum size of PV system the will be able to supply the load with improved power quality features without any additional hardware to the system. The cost of electricity (COE) of the proposed system is still lower than the feed-in tariff (FiT) scheme provided by the government. Thus, the results showed that the proposed system is viable to improve the power quality at the distribution network.

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Topologies of DC-DC converter in solar PV applications

2017-11-01 , Nor Hanisah Baharudin , Tunku Muhammad Nizar Tunku Mansur , Fairuz Abdul Hamid , Rosnazri Ali , Muhammad Irwanto Misrun

Solar energy plays an important role in renewable energy generation systems since it is clean, pollution-free sustainable energy as well as the increasing cost-of-electricity which causes high-growth demands amongst utility customers. This paper presents various circuit topologies of DC-DC converters in solar photovoltaic (PV) applications. There are three types of DC-DC converter presented in this paper that can be integrated with solar PV system which are buck, boost and buck-boost converter in various applications. This paper also presents the application on DC-DC converter in solar PV system for maximum power point tracking (MPPT) feature. The advantages and disadvantages of each topology will be discussed further in term of cost, components, efficiency and limitations.

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Performance analysis of smart lighting control system for sustainable campus operation

2021-01-01 , Tunku Muhammad Nizar Tunku Mansur , Rosnazri Ali , Nor Hanisah Baharudin , Kumuthawathe Ananda-Rao

Global warming is a growing issue today due to the concerns of carbon emissions to the environment. Meanwhile, learning institutions such as university could play a significant role in promoting energy conservation and sustainable campus operations. The objective of this paper is to highlight the performance of smart lighting control system for restrooms where the project has been carried out at the Faculty of Electronic Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis. The methodology processes include the initial study and field measurement of the energy consumption for lighting system during pre-retrofit condition, design, and development of the lighting control system and lastly analysis of the designed system in post-retrofit condition after installation. On the overall, 58 motion sensors have been installed at 30 restrooms where the result shows that in average 77.5% of reduction in energy consumption per day for each restroom. This situation has given tremendous benefits to the university operation where the university could save 9377 kWh per year and reduced RM 3423 from electricity bill per annum. In addition, this project also contributes to the environmental sustainability where the amount of electrical energy that has been successfully reduced is equivalent to 6508 kg of CO2 avoidance to the environment.

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Framework design of an off-grid remote 3-bedroom house using solar DC power system

2024 , Tunku Muhammad Nizar Tunku Mansur

The utilization of renewable energy power systems is currently gaining widespread popularity with the increase of energy demand and concerns on the carbon dioxide emission to the environment that will cause global warming. Malaysia has move forward by promoting used of renewable energy such as solar PV to the public where it generated locally at a distribution voltage level. Presently there is growing interest in employing DC as a means of delivering power to the load due to its numerous advantages in comparison to AC. Furthermore, since the electricity generated by a solar PV system is in DC, the totally DC system will contribute to the overall simplicity of the system design. Nevertheless, literature reviews reveal that there is a broad variety of design approaches and assumptions employed in various research studies, resulting in significant variability. In addition, numerous approaches have been identified in economic analysis. Therefore, it is crucial to develop a uniform set of design principles and procedures, together with an economic structure, for the design aspects of DC system. Therefore, the objective of this study is to improve the framework design of an off-grid solar PV system house using solar DC power system to achieve the 100% renewable energy fraction and fulfilling the annual load demand. The load will be a 3-bedroom residential house that consumed within the smallest energy consumption band which is 200 kWh per month. The processes involved are project site selection, residential load profiling, design calculation, verification of the designed system through PVsyst and Homer simulation for technical and economic performance and lastly prototype development. The design process for a technical aspect has been performed by deploying design calculations, which were subsequently validated through the use of PVsyst simulation. Then, a techno-economic analysis of a solar PV power system was conducted utilizing the Homer Pro software. Finally, the procedure of designing and developing a prototype known as the DC power module for the purpose of distributing energy to a fully DC-powered residential building. Based on the results obtained, both methods which are design calculations and have PVsyst simulation exhibited nearly identical results hence it can be concluded that both methodologies are feasible in ascertaining the most effective configuration for a solar PV power system. For the techno-economic analysis utilizing Homer Pro software, the solar PV DC system demonstrates lower initial cost and LCOE compared to the solar PV AC system. However, in terms of LCOE value, is comparatively higher when compared with the grid tariff rate to users consuming 200 kWh. In addition, DC power module has been successfully designed and developed for distribution of DC power to a fully DC residential. This prototype can provide electricity to both high-power and low-power loads using both of its 48 V DC and 12 V DC output with the maximum power nearly 1,600 W. Lastly, in terms of environment, this design set-up is expected to benefit the residential consumers in reducing utility electricity consumption up to 2,434 kWh per year which is equivalent to almost 1.7 tons of carbon emissions avoidance into the environment annually.

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Design and Performance Analysis of Grid Connected Photovoltaic (GCPV) based DSTATCOM for Power Quality Improvements

2021-06-11 , Nor Hanisah Baharudin , Ridzwan M.A.H. , Tunku Muhammad Nizar Tunku Mansur , Rosnazri Ali , Kumuthawathe Ananda-Rao , Ernie Che Mid , Surina Mat Suboh , Abdullah A.M.

Solar energy has become the most prominent renewable energy for electrical power generation of the sustainable development agenda. This project focuses on power quality improvement in the low voltage distribution network by using a three-phase three-wire Distributed Static compensator (DSTATCOM) supplied by a single-stage grid-connected solar photovoltaic (GCPV) system. The instantaneous reactive power theory (IRPT) or P-Q theory will be used as the control algorithm of the PV based DSTATCOM to eliminate the harmonic current caused by the non-linear loads in the distribution system. This control method has great impact on the accuracy of the harmonic current and reactive power compensation for harmonic current elimination according to the requirement of THD limit set by IEEE 519-2014. Sizing of the grid-connected solar PV system based DSTATCOM will be presented and capable to deliver the active power demand to the utility grid under variation of solar irradiances. This system is modelled and simulated in the MATLAB/Simulink environment.

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Control of a multi-functional grid-connected solar PV system using instantaneous reactive power (PQ) theory for current harmonic alleviations

2020-01-07 , Nor Hanisah Baharudin , Tunku Muhammad Nizar Tunku Mansur , Rosnazri Ali , Azahid W.N.A. , Kumuthawathe Ananda-Rao , Muhammad Irwanto Misrun , Abdullah A.M. , Surina Mat Suboh

In recent years, the advance usages of non-linear loads have led to the serious power quality problem in the distribution system. Non-linear load will inject the current harmonics and cause power quality problem at Point of Common Coupling (PCC). This problem can be improved by using power filter. Power filter can be divided into passive power filter and active power filter. Passive filter is an appropriate solution to solve power quality problem in term of harmonic mitigation due to a simple circuit, low cost and less energy requirement. However, active power filter (APF) is more suitable due to better performance to solve power quality problem for current harmonics issue. This paper focuses in designing the application of a multi-functional grid-connected solar PV system integrated with DSTATCOM by using Instantaneous Reactive Power (PQ) theory controller to mitigate the current harmonics injected by non-linear load at the distribution system. MATLAB/SIMULINK software is used to simulate the performance of the multi-functional GCPV based SAPF according to IEEE Standard 519:2014 which THD of the line current at the Pont of Common Coupling (PCC) should be less than 8%.

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Voltage Stability Prediction In Power Systems Using Modified Artificial Neural Network

2022-01-01 , Abdullah A.M. , Rosnazri Ali , Yaacob S.B. , Tunku Muhammad Nizar Tunku Mansur , Nor Hanisah Baharudin

This paper presents the indicator system status in the distribution network by using the technique voltage stability index with the artificial neural network to predict the power system. Voltage stability is an indicator from value index zero (0) until one (1). The value index zero is no loading in the system bus, where else one is maximum loading in system buses. IEEE 30 bus practical system was used to test and indicator to predict the power system. Using MATLAB to program and develop Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) in distribution networks. The voltage stability indicator was trained by application ANN to predict each bus system's load status. Therefore, the voltage instability will be early to be known by using the prediction ANN. The information stability index is very important in the power system because it helps to solve the major problems in the distribution system power system.

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Optimal sizing and economic analysis of self-consumed solar PV system for a fully DC residential house

2017-07-02 , Tunku Muhammad Nizar Tunku Mansur , Nor Hanisah Baharudin , Rosnazri Ali

The fluctuation offuel prices has become concern to the Malaysian since it will influence the electricity tariff. The objective of this paper is to design a self-consumed DC power system for a residential house from renewable energy resource which is solar PV that will be independent from the utility grid. The methodology proposed are configuring daily load demand, sizing PV array, battery bank and lastly simulation and optimization of the system through HOMER software. Based on HOMER simulation, the optimum PV array size is 3.5 kW while the 48 V battery bank needs 32 units of 12 V batteries, which is designated for 3 days of autonomy. The system could meet 100% of load demand throughout the year with 37.08 % of excess energy. The consumers can benefit of reducing utility electricity bills up to 2,434 kWh annually and to the environmental aspect, will avoid 1. 7 tons of CO2 releases into the atmosphere.

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