In Latin America the renewable energy has increased in 40GW, during last twenty years; this perspective countries as Perú, Chile, Brazil, Bolivia and Colombia have extensive desert with highest irradiance large field available for technology. One example is Atacama Desert its extension Chile Peru; however, it some challenges water availability. Therefore, clean availability industry agriculture...

Thin films of MnO2 are well suited for Electrochromic Photo-Voltaic (ECPV) effect and superconducting phenomenon (such as solar cells) due to its electrical and optical properties. MnO2 thin films were prepared on glass substrate using a simple and low-cost chemical spray pyrolysis technique at different substrate temperature. The MnO2 films were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transm...

A new generation of wireless sensor networks that harvest energy from environmental sources such as solar, vibration, and thermoelectric to power sensor nodes is emerging to solve the problem of energy limitation. Based on the photo-voltaic model, this research proposes a stability-aware geographic routing for reliable data transmissions in energy-harvesting wireless sensor networks (EH-WSNs) t...

In this paper, a multi-area Automatic Generation Control (AGC) scheme with Renewable Energy Sources (RES) suitable in a restructured interconnected power system has been proposed. Photo-voltaic and wind turbine generating system has been integrated with the grid. The developed scheme has been investigated for frequency control with and without RES units. A PID controller has been used to contro...

This paper considers a case study of a smart grid-connected home in Australia that has solar photo-voltaic panels for distributed electricity generation and batteries for local energy storage. With a focus on Web of Things (WoT), this paper explores a strategy to facilitate management of electrical energy in the context of the emerging smart grid ideas that are consistent with sustainability pr...

The detailed study of electrical power systems is a key element of many curricula in Industrial Technology. A novel laboratory set-up has been designed and implemented at the University of Northern Iowa as an instructional resource for teaching electrical power system and renewable energy concepts. The set-up consists of a photo-voltaic solar-cell array, a mast mounted wind generator, lead-acid...