Mobile Power Supply For Smaller Military Units In Desert Conditions | ||
| The International Conference on Electrical Engineering | ||
| Article 73, Volume 7, 7th International Conference on Electrical Engineering ICEENG 2010, May 2010, Pages 1-9 PDF (339.26 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/iceeng.2010.33050 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Zoran Nikolic1; Vladimir M. Shiljkut2; Dusan Nikolic3 | ||
| 1Institute Gosa, Belgrade, Serbia. | ||
| 2Electricity Distribution Company “Elektrodistribucija Beograd”, Belgrade, Serbia. | ||
| 3Hydro Tasmania Consulting, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Abstract: This paper presents one possible solution of combined electrical power supply for smaller military unit in desert conditions. Proposed mobile power generation set, of 1 kW rated power, has: photo-voltaic (PV) solar panels (with ability to be oriented in the position suitable for electricity production), wind-generator, storage battery and small petrol aggregate. Such solution allows long-term supply of necessary communication and other equipment, and supply of possible device for water desalting. The paper presents technical characteristics of created model, which consists of 760 W PV-supply, wind-generator of 250 W rated power, storage batteries of capacity 250 Ah at 24 V voltage level, and petrol aggregate of 1000 W rated power. Besides that, some results of the system’s testing, done in average, continental climate conditions, are also presented in the paper. Tests were conducted during several months and shown also very high reliability level of system’s components itself. The paper also emphasizes the possibility of creating such systems with extended rated power range, over 1 kW. Concerning the fact that the purpose and utility value of this independent electrical power supply system overcome the importance of its investment costs, it can be very prominent for military applications. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Small mobile electric power units; off-grid power supply; photo-voltaic; wind-generator | ||
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