Design and Analysis of a Solar Powered Water Filtration System for a Community in Black Tickle-Domino
Sheikh Usman Uddin, Onyinyechukwu Chidolue, Abdul Azeez, Tariq Iqbal
Abstract
The demand for fresh drinking water has increased globally due to technological advancements and an increase in the world’s population. The world is also witnessing climate change due to excessive emissions from conventional power generation procedures. Today’s world necessitates the use of renewable sources for water purification. Using the HOMER Pro software, this study elaborates on a design for a solar-powered drinking water reverse osmosis system for a community in Black Tickle-Domino. This study also uses the HOMER Pro software’s optimization feature to conduct an economic analysis to develop the most cost-effective system design. The Steady-state analysis was conducted in HOMER Pro Software whereas the dynamic modelling and analysis of the proposed design was also validated in MATLAB Simulink. Also a comprehensive instrumentation design with important protection controls schemes is designed to ensure system stability and reliability for operation.